Noon-Hour Gunfire In Downtown Long Beach -- 600 block E. Ocean -- Strikes/Damages Two Parked Vehicles, No Persons Hit

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(Jan. 4, 2019) -- Noon-hour gunfire in downtown Long Beach -- in the 600 block of E. Ocean Blvd. (2nd Council district) east of Atlantic Ave., a bit west of the "round" Int'l Tower (700 E. Ocean) and about a block west of the new luxury residential "The Current" (707 E. Ocean) -- struck and damaged two parked vehicles but didn't hit any individuals.

LBPD Public Information Officer Shaunna Dandoy tells LBREPORT.com that at about 12:49 p.m. today (Jan. 4), LBPD officers responded to a shots-fired call in the 600 block of East Ocean Blvd. and found evidence that a shooting had just occurred. "Initial investigation determined that two parked vehicles were struck by gunfire," says PIO Dandoy, who adds that no persons were hit, no suspects have been identified and LBPD's investigation is ongoing.

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. A separate map (not shown here) shows shootings in NLB.

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For context, LBREPORT.com provides a map below showing cumulated shootings in the area Jan. 1, 2014-Dec. 31, 2017. A separate map (not shown here) shows cumulated shootings during the period in NLB.

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