16 Yr Old Boy Is Shot/Wounded, PCH/Pine, During Feb. 2 Council Meeting

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16 Yr Old Boy Is Shot/Wounded, PCH/Pine, During Feb. 2 Council Meeting

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(February 2, 2021, 6:02 a.m..) -- A 16 year old boy was shot/wounded in the area of PCH/Pine Ave, (border CD 1/CD 6), during the Feb. 2 City Council meeting. CD1 Councilwoman Mary Zendejas mentioned the shooting during Council discussion of other recent shootings..

Initial information is very sketchy. Overnight Watch Commander Lt. Aaron Alu tells LBREPORT.com that at about 5:40 p.m. on Feb,. 2, officers were sent to a local hospital regarding a 16 year old boy with a non-life threatening gunshot wound. He had been brought to the hospital by a friend. The victim was last reported in stable condition. A crime scene was later located in the area of PCH/Pine Ave. There's no immediate suspect information. Gang Detectives responded to the scene (routine now for non-fatal shootings.) LBPD's investigation is ongoing.

During its Feb. 2 meeting, the Council took no action(s) on the multiple shootings (LBREPORT.com noted that shootings

per capita in CDs 6+8+9 combined exceeded Chicago, coverage here). No Caouncilmember(s) proposed to restore nearly 50 officers they'd voted (9-0) to defund in Sept. 2020, or to restore LBPD's field anti-gang unit (budget erased in 2013 and not restored), or to restore any other portion of 180+ officers erased in a 2009-2015 defunnding. The net effect of Council actions have left Long Beach with a thinner police level than Los Angeles, Santa Monica and Signal Hill..

Instead. Councilmembers recited their verbal commitment to public safety and approved an agenda item (brought by Zendejas and Allen) to ask city management "to work with all appropriate departments to report back to the Council within 30 days on violent and quality-of-life crime in Long Beach with an overview of incidents and trends, an outline of current efforts and opportunities to address violence in highly-impacted neighborhoods, and a plan of action."

LBPD Chief Robert Luna indicated he would be among those speaking to the item when it returns within 30 days and signaled that he plans to address policies outside Long Beach that he said are impacting crime inside Long Beach..

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