Man Is Shot Overnight, 29th St. Near Santa Fe (South of Spring St.); It's Sixth WLB Shooting Since July, Seventh Since May
(Sept. 7, 2014, 4:15 p.m.) -- LBREPORT.com has learned that another WLB shooting has taken place, this time early today (Sun. Sept. 7) in the overnight/early a.m. hours roughly two blocks south of Spring St. near Santa Fe Ave.
It's the sixth West Long Beach shooting (that we've learned about) since July and the seventh WLB shooting (that we've learned about) since May.
Red Xs=2014 murders; Blue Xs=2014 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
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LBPD Public Information Officer Marlene Arrona tells LBREPORT.com that at about 1:30 a.m. on Sept. 7, officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of W. 29th Street regarding an assault with a deadly aweapon and found a man (adult) with an apparent gunshot wound to his arm. LBFD transported the victim to a hospital; his injury appears to be non-life-threatening; suspect(s) is/are outstanding; investigation is ongoing.
As previously reported by LBREPORT.com:
On Aug. 23, a man turned up at a hospital and reported he was shot in the 1600 block of W. PCH just east of Santa Fe
On July 25 at about 11 p.m., a man was shot -- and later died from his wounds -- when he was outside a residence on a hot muggy night in the 3200 block of Baltic Ave. east of Santa Fe Ave. (a bit north of Silverado Park) LBPD said the victim did NOT appear to have gang involvement.
On July 22, a shooting occurred in broad daylight (1:35 p.m.) in the area of Santa Fe Ave. roughly one block south of Spring St. .
On July 13 at about 3:10 p.m., a shooting (victim hit) took place in the area of Santa Fe Ave. and W. 33rd St. (a bit north of Spring St.)
In July 6, a man (adult) was shot in the area of Spring St./Santa Fe Ave. Arriving officers found a man (adult) who sustained a gunshot injury. He was transported to a local hospital with an injury that appeared to be non-life-threatening.
On May 1, a 19 year-old man was walking near Santa Fe Ave./Arlington Ave. (three blocks south of Wardlow Rd.) when a male suspect fired shots at him.
The Santa Fe/Spring St. area is in the 7th dist. now represented by Councilman Roberto Uranga; one of the WLB shootings (south near PCH) is in the 1st dist. now represented by Councilwoman Lena Gonzales. Both took office on July 15, 2014.
On September 2, 2014, Councilmembers Uranga and Gonzalez joined in unanimous Council votes that approved a FY15 budget recommended by Mayor Robert Garcia that doesn't restore police officers for taxpayers (roughly 200 officers cut by Council budget votes since Sept. 2009) and eliminates budgeted funding for LBPD's field anti-gang unit (previously 20 officers plus 2 sergeants.) The Council has one final FY15 budget vote on Sept. 9 to enact the FY15 budget.
