They were LB's second and third shootings within two days; on Feb. 23, a man (adult) was found deceased from a gunshot wound after crashing his car at the Anaheim St. onramp to the southbound 710 freeway (LBREPORT.com coverage here.)

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LBPD PIO Sgt. Brad Johnson tells LBREPORT.com:

• At about 11:45 p.m. on Feb. 24, residents in the area of 5th St./Cherry Ave. reported hearing shots, and LBPD dispatch received information that the victim (a man/adult) had walked into a local ER with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim reported he was shot in the area of 4th St./Cherry Ave.; LBPD recovered evidence at the crime scene.

• At about 10:10 p.m. on Feb. 24, officers responded to the area of 14th St./St. Louis Ave. where a shooting allegedly occurred although the victim wasn't hit and pointed out a residence where the suspect was seen entering after the shooting. Officers detained several subjects from inside the residence; LBPD says the suspect was positively identified and arrested.

Jan 1, 2018 to date: Red Xs=homicides; Blue Xs= shootings, person wounded; Brown Xs=shots fired at victim(s), not hit; Purple Xs=shots at occupied residence/vehicle; Green Xs= 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) shows shootings in central LB

For context, map below shows cumulated area shootings Jan. 1, 2014-Dec. 31, 2017:

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