Two People Shot, Man and Woman Are Wounded, Area 10th St/Lewis Ave. July 4th)

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Two People Shot -- Man and Woman Are Wounded -- Area 10th/Lewis July 4th

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(July 5, 2015, 10:45 a.m.) -- Two adults -- a man and a woman -- were shot and wounded on July 4th at the area of 10th St./Lewis Ave. at about 11:30 p.m.

LBPD Public Information Officer Marlene Arrona tells LBREPORT.com that at about 11:27 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of area of 10th St/Lewis Avenue to investigate reports of a shooting; officers located two adult victims (a man and a woman) who sustained gunshot injuries; LBFD transported the victims victims to hospitals with what are described as non-life threatening injuries; LBPD's investigation ongoing.

The shooting comes two days after a 14 year old boy was shot on Thursday night (July 2) in the 1000 block of Chestnut Ave. basically ten blocks north of Long Beach City Hall.

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Red Xs=2014 and 2015 murders 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=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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And earlier in the evening of July 4, a shooting occurred in WLB in the area of W. 31st St./Caspian Ave. [area just south of Silverado Park.] LBREPORT.com coverage here..

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