Long Beach police were searching Tuesday morning for the gunman in a drive-by shooting that wounded a man getting into his car in North Long Beach.

The victim was shot in the lower body by a suspect who pulled up in a vehicle and fired rounds at him before 6:30 a.m. on the 100 block of 48th Street, said police spokeswoman Nancy Pratt. Paramedics took the man to a hospital, where he is expected to recover from his injuries.

Detectives were working to determine a motive for the shooting, Pratt said.

Anyone who may have seen the incident was urged to contact police at 562-570-7370.