• Long Beach firefighters gather at Saint Mary Medical Center as they transport the body of Fire Capt. Dave Rosa who was killed after he was shot responding to an emergency at a senior home in Long Beach, Calif., on Monday, June 25, 2018. A resident of a retirement home in Southern California opened fire on firefighters responding to a report of an explosion in the building, killing Rosa, and wounding others. Photo: Jae C. Hong, AP / Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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Long Beach firefighters gather at Saint Mary Medical Center as they transport the body of Fire Capt. Dave Rosa who was killed after he was shot responding to an emergency at a senior home in Long Beach, Calif., on Monday, June 25, 2018. A resident of a retirement home in Southern California opened fire on firefighters responding to a report of an explosion in the building, killing Rosa, and wounding others. less
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A Long Beach firefighter stands outside Saint Mary Medical Center prior to a procession for Fire Capt. Dave Rosa who was killed after he was shot responding to an emergency at a senior home in Long Beach, Calif., on Monday, June 25, 2018. A resident of a retirement home in Southern California opened fire on firefighters responding to a report of an explosion in the building, killing Rosa, and wounding others. less
A Long Beach firefighter stands outside Saint Mary Medical Center prior to a procession for Fire Capt. Dave Rosa who was killed after he was shot responding to an emergency at a senior home in Long Beach, ... more
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Long Beach firefighter honor guard carry a wreath outside Saint Mary Medical Center prior to a procession for Fire Capt. Dave Rosa who was killed after he was shot responding to an emergency at a senior home in Long Beach, Calif., on Monday, June 25, 2018. A resident of a retirement home in Southern California opened fire on firefighters responding to a report of an explosion in the building, killing Rosa, and wounding others. less
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LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting that wounded two firefighters and another person in Southern California (all times local):

12:40 p.m.

The body of a Southern California firefighter shot to death in the line of duty is being taken from a hospital in Long Beach to a morgue near downtown Los Angeles.

A van carrying the remains of 45-year-old Capt. Dave Rosa is being escorted Monday afternoon by a procession of fire trucks and police cars and motorcycles with emergency lights flashing.

The 17-year veteran of the Long Beach Fire Department was one of two firefighters hit by gunfire before dawn as they responded to an explosion and fire at a senior living apartment tower. Rosa is survived by a wife and two children.

The other firefighter's wounds are described as not life-threatening. A third gunshot victim only described as a civilian was said at midmorning to be in critical condition and in surgery.

Police have detained a person believed to be a resident of the building and have recovered a gun but there's no word on a motive for the violence.

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8:26 a.m.

A firefighter who was shot while responding to an explosion and fire at a Southern California retirement home has died.

Long Beach Fire Chief Mike DuRee announced that the firefighter had died about four hours after the shooting before dawn Monday.

DuRee says the 45-year-old firefighter was a 17-year veteran of the department and leaves behind a wife and two children.

Another firefighter and another person were also wounded.

Authorities say the person believed responsible for the shooting is a resident of the facility. He's being questioned.

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7:24 a.m.

Officials say two firefighters and another person have been shot at a Southern California retirement home and a suspect is in custody.

The shooting happened after firefighters responded to a pre-dawn Monday alarm at an 11-story tower in Long Beach, south of Los Angeles.

Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Jake Heflin says one firefighter was hospitalized in critical condition and the other suffered a non-life-threatening wound.

Police Sgt. Brad Johnson says another person was also wounded and hospitalized, but had no more information about that victim.

Johnson says a man believed responsible for the shooting is a resident of the facility and was taken into custody.

Heflin says firefighters arriving at the retirement home found some windows blown out, the smell of gas and a fire that they extinguished.