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Unexpected news comes after city offers reward. By Mira Jang, Staff writer Article Launched:  10:58:27 PM PST Police Chief Anthony Batts, Deputy Chief Robert Luna, and Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster announce that Oscar Gabriel Gallegos was likely the man killed in a confrontation with Santa Ana police officers Wednesday afternoon in a parking lot on E. Warner Avenue. Gallegos is suspected of shooting Long Beach Police Officer Abe Yap and Rookie Roy Wade Jr. on Friday. (Stephen Carr / Press-Telegram) LONG BEACH - After exchanging several rounds of gunshots, Santa Ana police officers on Wednesday shot and killed...

LONG BEACH -- Police sought the public's help Saturday as they searched for a "known thug" who shot two police officers during a traffic stop Friday on a bustling downtown street. Police Chief Anthony Batts identified the suspect as Oscar Manuel Gallegos, a 36- or 37-year-old Long Beach resident with a lengthy criminal record that includes arrests for drugs, terrorist threats and assault. Batts urged members of Gallegos' family, some of whom live in Long Beach, to cooperate with police, and had another message for the suspect at a press conference late Saturday. "Turn yourself in because we are coming...

LONG BEACH, Calif. Police have identified the suspect in the shooting of a veteran officer and his rookie partner who were shot multiple times during a during a routine traffic stop in downtown Long Beach Friday. At a late-night news conference this evening, Police Chief Anthony Batts called 33-year-old Oscar Gallegos a "thug." Batts gave this advice to Gallegos whose long rap sheet includes arrests on drug charges, terrorist threats and assault with a deadly weapon. He said, "Turn yourself in because we are coming for you. We are going to track you down. You cannot run far enough or...