Did Road Rage Trigger Deadly Downtown/East Village Double-Shooting (Man Died, Woman Wounded, 200 block Liberty Ct.)?
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(March 8, 2017, 5:05 p.m.) -- Did road rage trigger Tuesday afternoon's (March 7) deadly downtown/East Village double-shooting (which left a man dead and a woman wounded in the 200 block of Liberty Court)? In a release roughly 24 hours after the crime, LBPD says "the motive for this case is still under investigation but may be an incident of road-rage, after the victims and suspect/s got in an argument at a different location just prior to the shooting."
As LBREPORT.com independently reported in our initial report of this crime, an individual who happened to be in the area told us that two cars cut across three lanes onto N. Liberty Court; he says they stopped and a young man got out of the lead car, walked up to the car following and allegedly started firing.
LBPD's release identifies the deceased victim as Trevor McCrainey, 22, of Long Beach. A woman was wounded, transported to a hospital and is listed in serious but stable condition, the release indicated.
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LBPD asks anyone with information about what took place to contact Homicide Detectives Malcolm Evans and Robert Gonzales at (562) 570-7244. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may submit a tip through "LA Crime Stoppers" by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the "P3 Tips" app to your smart phone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting http://www.lacrimestoppers.org/
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(Initial report March 7 as front page breaking, updated March 8 at 4:45 a.m.) As flashed on LBREPORT.com's front page as rapidly as confirmed, a horrifying double-shooting took place in broad daylight on Tuesday afternoon (March 7) in LB's East Village Arts District (eastern part of downtown LB) that left a man (adult) dead and wounded a woman.
Initial information is sketchy. LBPD Public Information Officer Nancy Pratt says the shooting occurred in the 200 block of Liberty Court (narrow street north of Broadway just west of Atlantic Ave.) At roughly 4:12 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Broadway/Atlantic Ave. regarding a shots call and found two victims struck by gunfire. One victim, a man (adult) was pronounced deceased at the scene; the second victim, a woman, as transported to a hospital; in the 7:00 p.m. hour, she was reported in serious but stable condition.
An individual who happened to be in the area says two cars cut across three lanes onto N. Liberty Court; they stopped and a young man got out of the lead car, walked up to the car following and allegedly started firing.
LBPD said a motive for the shooting is for now unknown and its investigation is ongoing.
Mar 1: Two Men Shot, One Dies, 48th St. LB Blvd. (8th dist., coverage here.)
Mar. 1: Gunfire, 1200 block Chestnut, damages a vehicle and a fence but with no person struck (1st dist, coverage here)
Mar 1: Man is shot, PCH near 710 freeway (1st dist., LBREPORT.com coverage here)
Feb. 25, Man is shot, 2300 block Pacific Ave. (6th dist., coverage here)
Feb. 22, man is shot, 21st/LB Blvd. (6th dist., coverage here)
Feb. 12: Man is found fatally shot, 1000 block E. 10th St. (6th dist on north side of street across 1st dist. border), coverage here.
Feb. 5: Man (adult) is shot, 1200 block Stanley Ave. (south of Anaheim St. and east of Junipero Ave., western part of 4th Council district), coverage here.
Feb. 2: Man (adult is shot, 1000 block Lewis Ave. (6th dist. bordering 1st dist.), coverage here.
Jan. 30: Gunfire, 4600 Banner Drive (area of traffic-roundabout San Antonio Dr./Orange Ave., border of 7th and 8th Council districts, coverage here.
Jan 28: Teenage boy fatally shot, 900 block Maine Ave. (1st dist, coverage here.)
Jan.25: Man shot to death, 1300 block Wesley Dr (north of LBCC PCH campus, 6th Council district), coverage here.
Jan. 17, 2017: Man fatally shot, 600 block E. Burnett St. (6th dist.), coverage here.
Jan. 10, 2017: 6300 block Knight Ave. (9th dist., south of Ramona Park): two adults shot (woman dies, man is wounded), coverage .here.
Dec. 26: 700 block of Elm Ave., two unoccupied vehicles hit LBREPORT.com coverage here
Dec. 13: Man and woman (both adults) shot/wounded area Locust Ave./Del Amo Blvd. (north of the RR tracks, 8th Council district, LBREPORT.com coverage here.
Dec. 10: Man stabbed, teen taken into custody, Pacific/Hill (6th dist.), LBREPORT.com coverage here
Dec. 2, male juvenile (age 17) shot/wounded area MLK Ave./15th St. (eastern edge of Poly High, 6th Council district), LBREPORT.com coverage here.
Nov. 26: Man (adult) is shot, 1600 block W. PCH (1st Council district), coverage here.
Nov. 25: Man (adult) shot, 2200 block Santa Fe Ave. (7th Council district), coverage here.
Nov. 19, 1300 block Dawson Ave., man (adult) is shot (4th dist.), coverage here
Sept. 15: Man is Shot, 3400 block of E. 67th St. (9th dist.), coverage here.
Sept. 14: Man fatally shot, woman wounded, 5400 block Atlantic Ave. (8th dist.), coverage here
Sept 14: Shots fired, vehicle damaged, area 11th/Gaviota.(6th dist.)
September 12: Woman found deceased in residence, 6700 block Gardenia (9th dist.), coverage here
Sept. 11: Man Shot To Death, Locust Ave./12th St., (1st dist.) coverage here
Sept 5: Man Found Fatally Shot On Road Within Long Beach Port (2nd dist.), coverage here.
Sept. 1 and 2: Two Shootings In Two Days Hit Vehicles, Miss Persons: One in NLB, Another in Central LB, coverage here.
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Aug. 30: Man (adult) is shot -- and killed -- in the area of Hile Ave. north of 16th St. The area is just west of Temple Ave., about three blocks north and a bit west of LB's iconic "Joe Jost's." (4th dist.) LBREPORT.com coverage here
Aug. 29, 15th St./Walnut Ave., 1:10 a.m., man shows up at hospital with a gunshot wound, says a man tried to rob him and then shot him; officers unable to find evidence of a shooting at that location (6th dist.) LBREPORT.com coverage here
Aug. 29, 1:45 a.m., man shot, area 15th St./Gundry Ave., possible drive-by shooting (6th dist.) LBREPORT.com coverage here
Aug. 28, 12:30 a.m., Anaheim St./Newport Ave.; shots fired at victims in a vehicle; vehicle is hit, occupants not hit (4th dist.)
Aug. 22: Man (adult) shot, area 11th St./MLK Ave. (6th dist.), coverage here.
Aug. 11: Man (adult) shot, 200 block of 69th Way (9th district), coverage here
Aug. 11: Juvenile shot, 11th St/MLK Ave. (6th dist.), coverage here
Aug. 6: Mother and daughter (age 4) are shot to death, 9th St./Locust Ave. (1st distict), coverage here
Aug 6: Group fight, two stabbed, one of whom dies, 2600 block E. Anaheim St. (6th dist.), coverage here
Aug. 5: Body of 19 yr old found at Willow St./San Gabriel River, a homicide (5th dist.), coverage here