LBPD Blotter - 5/25/24

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.


Here’s a recap of incidents occurring last night.

• On May 25, 2024 at 7:55 a.m., officers responded to the area of 6th Street and Magnolia Avenue regarding reports of gun shots heard in the area. Officers arrived on scene and located a male adult victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower body. Officers provided first aid to the victim until Long Beach Fire Department was on scene. Long Beach Fire Department transported the victim to a local hospital where he is in stable condition. Preliminary investigation revealed the victim was a passenger in a stolen vehicle, when an unknown male adult suspect shot at the vehicle striking the victim in the lower body. The driver of the stolen vehicle and the suspect fled the scene on foot. Casings were recovered and strike marks were located. Gang Detectives are on scene. The investigation is on going.   
  

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