A 16-year-old Long Beach Polytechnic High School student was hospitalized after he was shot Tuesday near campus.

Officers responded at about 10:30 a.m. to the 500 block of New York Avenue, where they found the 16-year-old with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower body. Firefighter-paramedics transported the teen to a hospital.

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The 16-year-old was shot by a man who approached a group teens and opened fire, police said. It was not immediately clear what led to the shooting.

No arrests were reported Tuesday afternoon.

In a statement, the Long Beach Unified School District identified the victim was a student at Long Beach Poly High School.

"Local law enforcement has cordoned off the surrounding area to

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