LBPD Blotter - 3/18/24

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.

• No-Hit Shooting – 3400 block of Wilton Street – On March 17, 2024, at approximately 8:46 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of Wilton Street regarding a shots call. Upon arrival, officers located evidence indicating a shooting had occurred. The preliminary investigation indicates a male driver discharged a firearm into the air as he drove east on Wilton Street. No injuries were reported. Suspect information and the motive for the shooting are unknown. The investigation is ongoing. 
  
  
• Hit –Shooting – 6700 block of East Walkerton Street – On March 18, 2024, at approximately 12:41 a.m., officers responded to the 6700 block of East Walkerton Street regarding a hit shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male adult victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his lower body. Officers rendered medical aid until Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and transported the victim to a local hospital. The preliminary investigation indicates a male adult suspect shot the victim after a brief verbal exchange. Officers located and arrested the suspect nearby, and recovered a firearm. The suspect was transported to a local hospital for an unrelated medical condition. The suspect was identified as Douglas Hammond, a 65-year-old resident of Long Beach who was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and carrying a firearm in public Bail was set at $30,000. The investigation is ongoing.

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