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At Daybreak Gunfire Strikes Man's Vehicle As He Drives In Area Of W. 9th St/W. Anaheim St. (CD 1/Zendejas)



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(June 28, 2021, 10:35 a.m.) -- LBPD says that at about 5:14 a.m. Monday June 28, a man driving in the area of West Anaheim St. and West 9th St. (CD 1/Zendejas) heard gunshots and observed that his vehicle had been struck by gunfire.

LBPD Public Information Officer Brandon Fahey says "officers located evidence, including casings and strike marks, indicating a shooting had occurred."

No injuries were reported and the motive for the shooting is currently unknown. LBPD's investigation is continuing.










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Since Jan. 1, Zendejas' CD 1 has had 31 shootings (fatal + wounding + casings recovered); Saro's adjacent CD 6 has had thirty one, while CD 2 (Cindy Allen) had eight (prior to the June 26 triple shooting.)

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The City Council has thus far declined to restore LBPD's field anti-gang unit (22 sworn positions) among roughly 200 sworn officers erased by a previous Council (2009-2014) that included then-Councilman (now Mayor) Robert Garcia. In Sept, 2020, Councimemers voted 9-0 to support a FY 21 budget that defunded another 48 sworn officers on top of the roughly 200 not restored.

As indicated above, Chief Luna acknowledged that LBPD has relied on overtime to deplly additional officers in response to recent shootings (including three homicides) in other parts of Long Beach.


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