Within Most Recent Five Days (Jan. 27-31) LB Has Had Five Shootings; Three Were In Parts Of NLB

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Within Most Recent Five Days (Jan. 27-31) LB Has Had Five Shootings; Three Were In Parts Of NLB

LB has had at least 36 shooting crime scenes since Jan 1

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(Jan. 29, 2021, 2:00 p.m.) -- Within a five day period between January 27 and (as of 10 a.m.) Jan 31, LB has had at least 5 (possibly six) shootings. LBREPORT.com's unofficial tally indicates they were LB's 36th and possibly 37th shooting crime scenes (person hit/wounded or casings found/build/vehicle hit) since Jan. 1.

Three of the five were in NLB (two in CD 9/Richardson/Coolidge Triangle and 6300 Paramount Blvd.), one in CD 8/Austin (Daisy Ave/Louise.) One was in CD 6/Saro (2000 block Cedar/structure hit by gunfire). One was in CD 2/Allen in the 3200 block of E. 7th St.(at Obispo a block west of Redondo) and is linked to an attempted carjacking a few minutes earlier at 7th St./Redondo Ave. (border CD 2/CD 3 Allen/Price)

A sixth shooting may have occurred in LB; the victim says it did in the area of LB Blvd/.Willow St. although officers were unable to find evidence of the crime scene. (we're not counting in our tally a his point.)

Jan 27: Coolidge Triangle (CD 9/Richardson) At roughly 6:15 p.m. officers sent to 6200 block of LB Blvd. regarding a reported shooting. Officers found a man (adult) with gunshot wounds who said he was standing in the area of East Barclay Street and LB Blvd. when an unknown suspect approached and shot him. The victim fled the area on foot. A parked unoccupied vehicle was also struck by gunfire and officers found evidence including bullet casings and strike marks (per LBPD PIO Gallagher)

Jan. 28: 7th St/Redondo (CD 2/3 border-Allen/Price) attempted carjacking followed by shooting in gas station at Obispo/7th. (CD 2/Allen) On Jan 28 at roughly 3:40 a.m., officers responded to 7th St/Redondo Ave (border CD 2/CD 3/Allen-Price) regarding an attempted carjacking,.who said he was pumping gas when a man (adult) suspect approached him, brandished a firearm and demanded his vehicle. The suspect fled on foot prior to officers’ arrival and the victim wasn't injured. A short while later, at about 5:25 a.m., officers were sent to a gas station in the 3200 block of East 7th Street (at Obispo_ CD 2/Allen) regarding a reported person-hit shooting and found a man (adult) who'd been shot; LBFD transported him to a hospital in critical condition. "Through their preliminary investigation, detectives believe a male adult suspect entered and robbed the business, which escalated into the suspect shooting the victim, who is an employee of the business. The suspect fled the scene on foot prior to officers’ arrival. Detectives believe the two incidents are related." (per BPLB PIO Gallagher)

Jan. 29, 2021, 6300 block Paramount Blvd. (CD 9/Richardson) At roughly 7:50 p.m. officers responded to an alley in the 6300 block of Paramount Blvd. regarding a person-hit shooting. They found a woman (adult) struck by gunfire. "The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was struck by gunfire as she exited a vehicle." LBFD transported her to a hospital in stable condition. Two other occupants in the vehicle weren't struck. (per LBPD PIO Gallagher)

Jan. 30, 2021, 2000 block Cedar Ave. (CD 6/Saro): At about 4:45 p.m. officers sent to 2000-block of Cedar Avenue regarding shots heard; they found bullet casings and at least one structure hit by gunfire. No injuries were reported to the police. (via LBPD Watch Commander Shaleana Benson)

Jan 30, 2021, area Daisy Ave,/Louise St: At about 6 p.m. officers were sent to area of Dairy Ave./Louise Street regarding a shooting. A man (adult) sustained a non-life-threatening graze wound after two males in a gray sedan fired several bullets at his vehicle and then fled the area. The incident is being investigated as possibly gang-related and is on-going (via LBPD Watch Commander Shaleana Benson)-