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Police search for suspect believed wounded in pizza delivery robbery

By Adolfo Flores
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Long Beach police were searching Monday for a suspect who authorities believe was shot by officers after he robbed a pizza delivery man.

Armed with a handgun, the suspect took off with the delivery man’s wallet, cellphone and pizza just before 8 p.m. Sunday, KTLA reported.

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Officers shot at the suspect following a foot pursuit, authorities said. The man got away but is thought to be wounded, they said.

No description of the suspect was immediately available.

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Adolfo Flores

Adolfo Flores is a former reporter for the Los Angeles Times. He previously covered Orange County for the Metro section. Flores had reported for the Pasadena Sun and Pasadena Star-News, where he was a City Hall and public safety reporter. He was awarded a fellowship by the Metlife Foundation in Aging Fellows Program in 2010 and a second-place Los Angeles Press Club award for news feature in 2013. A Los Angeles native, Flores graduated from Cal State Northridge and is a fluent Spanish writer and speaker.

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