LBPD Blotter – July 4, 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 hit shooting - On 7/4/2022, at approximately 12:10 a.m., officers responded to the intersection of 17th Street and Chestnut Avenue regarding a hit shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male adult victim suffering from gunshot wounds to his lower body. Officers rendered aid until Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived on the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, where he was listed in stable condition. The preliminary investigation suggests the victim was riding a bicycle in the area and was shot by an unknown suspect(s). At this time, no suspect information is available and the motive for the shooting is unknown. The investigation is ongoing.

• Officers investigate a non-fatal stabbing -On 7/3/2022, at approximately 7:23 p.m., officers responded to the area of West 14th Street and Pacific Avenue regarding a report of a stabbing. As officers were arriving, other officers located a male adult victim of a stabbing self-transporting to a local hospital and subsequently escorted him to the hospital for treatment. The victim stated he was at a park near the area of 14th Street and Pacific Avenue when he became involved in a verbal dispute with an unknown male suspect that escalated to the stabbing. The suspect fled the scene prior to officers arrival. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries to the upper body. The investigation is ongoin

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