Long Beach police are investigating a suspected suicide after a man’s body was found near the shoreline this morning on Alamitos Beach, according to authorities.

Officers got a call around 7:40 a.m. Thursday reporting a possible suicide on the beach near 11th Place and Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach Police Spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said.

Police found a man’s body with an apparent gunshot wound near the beach’s bike path, Pratt said.

Paramedics responded and declared the man dead, according to police.