LBPD Blotter - 12/29/23

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As part of our ongoing commitment to external communications and providing valuable information to our community, the Department posts preliminary information about incidents that occurred the previous evening, including shootings and stabbings, as well as any other LBPD updates to the Department’s homepage and on the “News” tab of the Department’s website. This page will be updated as new incidents occur.

• Officers investigate a murder-suicide: On Dec. 28, 2023 at approximately 2:38 p.m., officers responded to the a residence located in the 3400 block of Adriatic Avenue regarding a domestic dispute. Upon arrival, officers noticed smoke and fire coming from the residence. Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and extinguished the fire. Officers believed the suspect may still have been barricaded in the residence and officers established a perimeter. The Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT) was activated, and nearby residents were evacuated and/or sheltered in place. SWAT negotiators attempted to contact the suspect. After obtaining a search warrant, officers located the male adult suspect deceased inside the residence with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Officers also located a deceased 5-year-old child. Homicide detectives responded and are investigating this as a murder-suicide. The investigation remains ongoing and we will have additional information in a forthcoming news release, which can be found here. 

This information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report.