LBPD Blotter – Dec. 25, 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:

• Hit-Shooting – 1700 block of Chestnut Avenue - Yesterday at approximately 9:41 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Chestnut Avenue regarding a hit shooting. Upon arrival, officers contacted a male adult victim with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower body. Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for his injuries. The preliminary investigation suggests that the victim was in a verbal dispute with an unknown male adult suspect, which escalated when the suspect shot the victim. The suspect fled in a vehicle towards an unknown direction before officers arrived.  Officers located evidence, including casings. No other injuries were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.

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