Two Shootings, Sept. 23: Man Hit, 17th/MLK; Evidence of Shooting, 700 block Chestnut But No Victim Found

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(Sept. 24, 2015, 4:50 a.m.) -- One day after the City Council's Public Safety Committee (Price, Supernaw, Austin) heard an LBPD report on shootings but made no recommendations and didn't refer the matter to the full City Council, Long Beach had two shootings at dusk/early evening (Sept. 23):

MLK/17th St. (6th Council district, immediately east of Poly High and a bit north of McBride Park): man struck/wounded. LBPD overnight Watch Commander Lt. Jeff Berkenkamp tells LBREPORT.com that at about 7:00 p.m. on Sept. 23, officers were dispatched to a report of shots-fired in the aera of MLK/17th, found a crime scene and evidence of a shooting...but no victim. However about three hours later, a man (adult) walked into a local hospital and said he'd been shot earlier that night at 17th/MLK. LBPD is investigating what took place as possibly gang related.

700 block Cedar Ave. (1st Council district, about seven blocks north of City Hall): shots fired, evidence of shooting but no victim. Lt. Berkenkamp says that about 6:15 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots heard, found evidence of a shooting...but no victim located.

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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= 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.

On September 15, confirmed with on a second vote on Sept. 22, the City Council voted 9-0 to approve a FY16 budget recommended by Mayor Robert Garcia that failed to restore funding to any part of LBPD's former field anti-gang unit and keeps LBPD's officer level for citywide deployment roughly equivalent per capita to L.A. cutting about 30% of LAPD's officers.

By LBREPORT.com's unofficial tally, LB has had at least 20 shootings (hit + no hit), including four murders, within a little over a month (since Aug. 22.)

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On Sept. 18, 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)

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

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

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

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

On Sept. 10 in the midnight hour, a man was fatally shot in the 2100 block of Pasadena Ave. (6th Council district); LBPD says in a release at midmorning that the motive for the shooting appears to be gang-related.

On the evening of 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.)

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

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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.)

On Aug. 31, a shooting in the 300 block of E. Eagle St. (east of LB Blvd., south of Burnett St.) leaves a victim wounded (6th district.)

On Aug. 28, a man was shot and wounded in what appeared to be a "walk up" shooting in the area of 10th St./Virginia Court (between Magnolia and Chestnut Aves., 1st dist.) roughly a mile due north of City Hall (an incident being investigated as possibly gang related.)

On Aug. 27, a woman (adult) was shot and wounded, and some cars were damaged by gunfire in the Seaside Park/14th St. Park area near Chestnut Ave. (1st district.).

On Aug. 24, a 17 year old male was struck by gunfire in the Wrigley area (Burnett St./Linden Ave., 6th district.)

On Aug. 24, shots were fired but no person and no property were hit in the area of 16th/Pine. (1st dist.)

On Aug. 23, a man was shot and killed in the area of PCH/Pine Ave. (border of 1st and 6th districts.)

On Aug. 22, a woman (adult) was shot and wounded in the in the area of Cedar Ave./Louise St. (8th Council district.)