In SIXTH Shooting Since July In Neighborhood Along Artesia Corridor, Man Is Shot/Wounded At Midmorning, 6700 block Myrtle Ave. (9th dist/Richardson)

+ In SIXTH Shooting Since July In Neighborhood Along Artesia Corridor, Man Is Shot/Wounded At Midmorning, 6700 block Myrtle Ave. (9th dist/Richardson)

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(Oct. 3, 2020, 5:15 p.m.) -- In the SIXTH shooting since July along NLB's Artesia corridor -- this time just blocks from NLB's newly homeless housing faacility and down the street from NLB's "Uptown Commons" commercial development, a man was shot/wounded in broad daylight at midmorning today (Oct. 3) in the 6700 block of Myrtle Ave.

LBPD Public Information Officer Juan Gomez tells LBREPORT.com that at about 10:45 a.m., officers responded to the 6700 block of Myrtle Avenue regarding a shooting and found a man (adult) suffering from gunshot wounds to his lower extremities. LBFD transported the victim to a hospital with what are described as "non-life threatening injuries."

The suspect fled the scene prior to officers arrival and LBPD's investigation is continuing.

The shooting comes a little over 24 hiours after a man was shot/wounded on Oct. 2 in the 3400 block of E. 67th St. (area Artesia Blvd/Downey Ave.)

By way of context:

Aug. 3, 2020: Man shot/wounded in 3000 block of E. 68th St. (north of the 91 freeway at roughly Paramount Blvd.)
July 24, 2020: Man is shot/wounded in the 3300 block of E. 67th St. (north of Artesia Blvd./adjacent to the southern side of the 91 freeway between Paramount Blvd./Downey Ave.)
July 9, 2020: A drive-by shooting in the 3300 block of E. 65th St. (south of Artesia Blvd) narrowly miaaws hitting a man and a woman seated in a car near Ramona Park.
July 6, 2020, man ia shot/wounded along the Artesia Blvd.corridor near Paramount Blvd. in the Ramona Park area (just blocks south of Artesia Blvd. near Paramount Blvd.)

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And neighborhood residents have experienced multiple shootings in the past two years:

Jan. 31, 2019: Area 67th St./Paramount Blvd: shots fired at two victims, misses them, damages vehicle
(October 29, 2018: Gunfire damages vehicles but no person(s) hit last night just south of the 91 freeway between Paramount and Downey Aves.)

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