LBPD Public Information Officer Jennifer De Prez tells LBREPORT.com (preliminary information) that at about 9:30 p.m. Dec. 19 officers responded to the 900 block of E. 7th St. regarding a reported shooting and found a man (adult) with a gunshot wound; LBPD transported him to a hospital with a non-life-threatening wound. LBPD's preliminary investigation indicates the victim was in the area of Alamitos/7th a short time prior when an unknown suspect shot at him. Officers described the victim as uncooperative during the preliminary investigation. There's no immediate suspect description or motive.

The area is in the 1st Council district and a few blocks south of the 6th dist. The 7th/Alamitos shooting is the fifth shooting (incl. a Nov. homicide) in 1st dist. since Councilwoman Zendejas elected Nov. 5. The nearby 6th Dist. has had three non-fatal shootings since Dec. 1.

The first map below shows shootings cumulated from Jan. 1, 2018 to Dec. 19, 2019.

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; Blue * asterisk=victim hit, police unable to locate crime scene. Map is unofficial. NLB.shootings are on separate map.

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For context, the second map shows shootings cumulated from Jan. 1, 2014 through Dec. 31, 2017.

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As previously reported by LBREPORT.com, from Nov. 1 through Dec. 1, 2019, LB's 1st and 6th districts combined had a rate of shootings aper capita approaching that of Chicago (LBREPORT.com.coverage here.)

And LBREPORT.com notes that from Dec. 1 through Dec. 19, the 1st and 6th districts have had a higher rate of non-fatal shootings per capita than Chicago (LBREPORT.com coverage coming.)

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