LBPD Public Information Officer Ben Hearst tells LBRPEORT.com that officers were dispatched to the 6100 block of Linden Ave. at about 6:15 p.m. in response to a shots call; arriving officers found evidence of the shooting but no one hit; there's no suspect information; the motive is currently unknown; it's not known if the shooting is gang related...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. Map is unofficial. A separate map (not shown here) shows shootings in Central LB

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For context, LBREPORT.com provides a map below showing cumulated shootings in the area Jan. 1, 2014-Dec. 31, 2017:

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