LBPD Blotter - June 17, 2024

Welcome to the LBPD Blotter!

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.

Here’s a recap of incidents occurring last night:

• No-Hit Shooting – 14th Street and Locust Avenue: On June 16, 2024 at approximately 6:18 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of 14th Street and Locust Avenue regarding a shots call. Upon arrival, officers located evidence that a shooting had occurred. The preliminary investigation indicates that two groups of suspects fired guns at each other. The suspects fled the scene before officers arrived. Suspect information is under investigation. No injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.  

• Hit Shooting – 6600 block of Lewis Avenue: On June 16, 2024 at approximately 7:47 p.m., officers responded to the 6600 block of Lewis Avenue regarding a battery, which was later determined to be a shooting. Upon arrival, officers contacted a male adult victim with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to the lower body. Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital. The preliminary investigation indicates there was a dispute between the suspect and victim which escalated when the suspect shot the victim. Officers located the male adult suspect nearby and safely arrested him. Officers recovered a firearm. The suspect was identified as Ryan K. Reynolds, a 37-year-old resident of Long Beach, who was booked for attempted murder. His bail was set at $2,000,000.

 
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