Neighbors told television reporters that the woman was pounding on doors and demanding residents let her inside, or claiming they owed her money.
A 44-year-old woman was shot and killed by a man in east Long Beach after he saw her attacking another woman Saturday morning, June 24, authorities said.
The shooting occurred in the 600 block of Roycroft Avenue, just south of Seventh Street and Wilson High School, about 1 a.m., police said. Long Beach police said they began receiving calls from the area a half hour earlier with reports the woman was following residents home and banging on front doors and windows, police said.They told officers the woman did not live in the neighborhood, police said.
The woman then ran up to a resident pulling into her driveway and prevented her from getting out of her vehicle, witnesses told the station. She then pulled the victim out and began hitting her with a stick. The victim screamed for help, prompting neighbors to come outside, one of whom had a handgun, the station reported.
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