(March 15, 2021, 4:45 a.m.) -- In two days, the City of Long Beach has had four shootings. That makes nine shootings (person hit + not hit/casings found + plus a homicide>) since March 1.
In the most recent shooting, LBPD Watch Commander Lt. Scott Jenson tells LBREPORT.com that on March 14, 2021, at roughly 6:30 p.m., officers responded to a shots call and found the wounded man (adult) in the 3700 block of Long Beach Blvd. who said he was shot in a robbery in the 2600 block of 56th Way (CD 8/Austin.) LBFD treated the victim and took him to a hospital in stable condition; the suspect was described as a male adult and LBPD's investigation is ongoing.
>LBPD PIO Stephanie Hall tells LBREPORT.com that on March 14, 2021 at about 2:00 a.m. officers responded to reported gunshots in the area of 6500 Brayton Ave. Officers were unable to locate a victim but did find evidence of a shooting. There's no motive at this time.
March 13,2021 at roughly 5:34 p.m. LBPD responded to reported gunshots in the area of 1542 W. Willow St (CD 7/Uranga.) Officers didn't find a person hit but did locate evidence of a shooting. Gang detectives were already on duty and responded; no motive immediately known..
PIO Hall also says that on Mar. 13 gunfire flew at about in the midnight hour in the area of 15th St/.Gaviota Ave. (a few blocks south of LBCC's Central LB campus (CD /Saro)) A a victim (male adult) wasn't hit by the rounds but police found evidence that a shooting had occurred. PIO Hall says it appears a car was involved but the circumstances weren't immediately clear as the investigation continues.
Those four shootings occurred in the context of others, including a homicide.
On March 11: a man was fatally shot in the 1600 block of Stanton Place (CD 4/Supernaw, south of PCH and east of Cherry Ave.)
On March 8, 2021 in the 1100 block of E. 11th St. (CD 6/Saro), a woman standing in front of a residence with relatives says a sedan pulled up and someone fired shots at them. The rounds missed hitting people but officers found casings and an unoccupied vehicle and a building struck by gunfire.
On March 7, 2021 in the area of Temple Ave.,/Anaheim St. (CD 4/Supernaw), a man says he was shot while he was walking. LBPD found him in the area of 10th St/Temple Ave. along with evidence of a shooting (bullet casings and a parked unoccupied vehicle struck by gunfire.
On March 2 in the area of 17th St./Gundry Ave. (south of LBCC's Central LB campus, CD 6/Saro), a senior citizen was struck/wounded by gunfire at mid afternoon.
On March 1 in area of 4th St./Hermosa Ave. (Alamitos Beach, CD 2/Allen). LBPD found a man uninjured but also found evidence that a shooting had occurred.
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