LBPD Blotter – August 6, 2022

Welcome to the LBPD Blotter!

As part of our ongoing commitment to external communications and providing valuable information to our community, the Department will begin posting information about recent police activity, ongoing investigations, and other LBPD updates to the Department’s homepage and on the “News” tab of the Department’s website.

At approximately 10:00 a.m. each day, community members will be able to read preliminary information about incidents that may have occurred the previous evening, including shootings, stabbings, traffic fatality, and murder investigations, as well as any other notable incidents. This page will be a resource for the public to learn more about enforcement efforts, arrests, and commendable events and will be updated as new incidents occur.

Here’s a recap of incidents occurring last night:

Officers investigate a non-fatal stabbing that occurred earlier this week: 

• Officers investigate no-hit shooting near 900 Block of Via Wanda- On 8/6/2022, at approximately 1:33 a.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Via Wanda Avenue regarding a shots call. Upon arrival, officers located evidence indicating a shooting had occurred, including casings and a parked, unoccupied vehicle struck by gunfire. No injuries were reported. At this time, no suspect information is available and the motive for the shooting is unknown. The investigation is ongoing.

•  Officers investigate no-hit shooting near 900 Block of Main Avenue- On 8/5/2022 at approximately 10:17 p.m., officers responded to the 900 block of Main Avenue. Upon arrival, officers located evidence, including casings, indicated a shooting had occurred. No injuries were reported. At this time, no suspect information is available and the motive for the shooting is unknown. The investigation is ongoing.

*A news release has been published regarding the arrest of a murder suspect which can be viewed on our news release page here.*

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