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Christmas Eve Gunfire, Area Walnut/14th St., Two Cars Struck


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(Dec. 25, 2015) -- Central LB residents in and around Walnut Ave./14th St. near MacArthur Park (6th Council district) heard gunfire and saw police activity on Christmas Eve night.

LBPD Overnight Watch Commander Lt. Mark Coble says two cars were struck by gunfire...but no victims were located who were personally struck.


Red Xs=2014 and 2015 homicides to date; Blue Xs=2014 and 2015 shootings, person wounded; Brown Xs=shots fired at victim(s), not hit; Purple Xs=2014 shots at occupied residence/vehicle; Green Xs= 2014 and 2015 shots at unoccupied vehicle/residence; Grey Xs=shots fired (no hit, no target identified); Orange X's=non-fatal stabbings. Map is unofficial. A separate map (not shown here) indicates add'l shootings in NLB

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In recent shootings:

Dec. 22: 1900 block Chestnut Ave. (6th dist.): Woman is shot to death in what may have been domestic violence situation.

Dec. 21: Atlantic/South (border 8th/9th dist.): Man shows up in ER with gunshot wound, PD unable to locate shooting scene

Dec. 20: Santa Fe/21st St. (7th dist.) Man shows up in ER with gunshot wound, cites location, PD unable to locate shooting scene

Dec. 19: Shots fired, area Eucalyptus Ave./27th St. (6th dist.), evidence of shooting found but no victim located (a "no hit" shooting)

Dec. 13: Junipero/15th St.: Man and woman shot at midafternoon (4th district)

Dec. 10: Orange Ave. Just North of Market St.: Man Shot At midafternoon (8th dist.)

Dec. 8: 1200 block Loma Vista Dr., "no hit" shooting (1st dist.)

Dec. 6: 10th St./Myrtle Ave., man (adult) is shot (6th dist.)

Dec. 5: 2000 block Atlantic Ave., man driving car is shot (6th dist.)

Dec. 2: 400 block E. Market St., gunfire hits residence (8th dist.)

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Nov. 25: PCH/MLK: Vehicle struck by gunfire (6th dist.)

Nov. 18: 500 block Cedar Ave. "no hit" shooting (1st district)

Nov. 12: 1900 block Chestnut Ave.: "No hit" shooting (6th district)

Nov. 10: 1400 block Gundry Ave.: Man is shot to death (6th district)

Nov. 9: 1200 block E. 52nd St.: Man is shot to death (8th district)

Nov. 8: 1600 block Pine Ave.: "no hit" shooting/shell casings found (1st dist.)

Nov. 5: Anaheim/Gardenia (just west of Cherry): Man is hit, midnight hour (4th dist. bordering 6th dist.)

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Oct. 31: 1000 block Olive Ave., man is fatally shot (6th dist.)

Oct. 30: 2400 block E. 5th St. (east of Junipero): "no hit" shooting (2nd Council dist.)

Oct. 29: 1600 block E. 7th St. (near Walnut Ave.): man is struck/wounded by gunfire (2nd Council dist.)

Oct. 27: 14th St. near LB Blvd. A "no hit" shooting just east of the eastern end of 14th St. Park. (1st dist.)

Oct. 25: 1000 block Maine Ave. (near Drake Park): Man is fatally stabbed. (1st dist.)

Oct. 21: Area Anaheim/Walnut: Evidence of gunfire, no victim located (6th dist.)

Oct. 20: 2000 block MLK, man shot/wounded (6th dist.)

Oct. 19: 2000 block Magnolia (eastward alley), man fatally shot (6th dist.)

Oct. 18: 2800 block E. 14th St. near Temple Ave.: Man (adult) is shot, approx. 5:25 p.m. (4th Council district)

Oct. 16: Daisy Ave./10th St., predawn no hit shooting, two suspects allegedly opened fire on two victims as the victims drove by (1st dist.)

Oct. 15: Pine Ave./16th St.: man (adult) is shot (1st dist.)

Oct. 14: 15th St./Cherry Ave: Two men (adults) hit (4th Council district) [both Oct. 14 shootings at about 5:30 a.m.]

Oct. 14: 15th St./Gaviota: Victim is hit (grazed) by gunfire (6th dist.)

Oct. 9: 2000 block Olive Ave., man (adult) is shot (6th district.).

Oct. 9: 3000 block Delta Ave., shots fired into an occupied dwelling (7th dist., no person hit.)

Oct. 6: Man is shot, 2600 block of South St. (border of 8th/9th Council districts)

Oct. 5: Man shot, 1900 block of Caspian Ave (a couple of blocks north of PCH, east of Santa Fe Ave., 1st Council district near border with 7th.)

Oct. 4: Shots fired, vehicle struck, driver not hit, 1400 block E. 68th St. (9th dist.)

Oct. 3: Two men shot, area 200 block @. 14th St. (area 14th St. Park/Pacific Ave., 1st Council district)

Oct. 3: Boy (male juvenile) is shot while riding his bicycle, PCH/Golden, border 1st/6th districts)

Oct. 2: Man shot, LB Blvd/Bort St. (Coolidge Triangle area, 9th dist.)

Sept. 29: Two men (adults) shot in the 2600 block of Delta Ave. (WLB, 7th dist.)

Sept. 27: Man shot, area 15th/Daisy Ave. (1st Council district)

Sept. 25: Woman shot, 14th St. Park/Seaside Park area (1st Council district)

Sept. 25: Man shot, area Artesia Blvd./Minnesota Ave. (9th dist., NLB)

Sept. 24: Man shot, area of Seabright Ave. near West Wardlow Rd. (7th district.)

Sept. 24: Man shot -- and killed -- in the area southeast of Atlantic Ave./South St. (8th dist.)

Sept. 23: Man struck/wounded in the area of MLK/17th St. (6th Council district)

Sept. 23: Shooting scene but no victim located, 700 block Cedar Ave. (1st dist.)

Sept. 18: Long Beach Blvd/Louise St., two people -- a girl (female juvenile) and a man (adult) -- were shot/wounded by a suspect on a skateboard in the area of Louise St./Long Beach (8th Council district)

Sept. 17: A suspect shoots at a security guard in the area of LB Blvd./20th St. following a dispute; the gunfire missed the guard. (6th dist.)

Sept. 16: A man (adult) was shot and killed in the 1200 block of Chestnut Ave. (1st Council district.)

Sept. 15, a man was shot/wounded in the 2400 block of E. 14th St. (western part of the 4th dist.)

Sept. 11, a man was shot/wounded in the area of 52nd St/Elm Ave. (8th dist.)

Sept. 10 in the midnight hour, a man was fatally shot in the 2100 block of Pasadena Ave. (6th Council district)

Sept. 7 (Labor Day), a man was shot -- and killed -- in the 400 block of W. 5th St. (area Chestnut Ave., 1st district, about four blocks north of City Hall.)

Sept. 7: a non-fatal shooting occurred in NW North Long Beach (9th dist.) in the area of Butler Ave/Artesia Blvd.

On Sept. 3, someone fired gunshots at a man (adult) who was driving along the 1400 block of Gaviota Ave. (6th Council district.) The shooter missed him but struck his vehicle.

On Sept. 1 in the area of the 16th St./Pine Ave. (1st Council district), a parked vehicle was struck by gunfire although no person was hit.

Also on Sept. 1, a man (adult) was hit by gunfire at midmorning in the area of 10th St./Olive Ave. (border of 6th/1st districts (and by midafternoon, LBPD announced the arrest of a suspect on booking charges of attempted murder.)

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