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Gateway to the 710 bridge. A 9:25 p.m. major traffic collision on the bridge involved two vehicles, with five patients total, 23-year-old Christopher Gonzalez died at the scene.

6900 block of Paramount Blvd. At 3:45 a.m., a man versus woman argument became negligently criminal as the man pulled a gun, which went off during an inevitable struggle for the weapon. The suspect fled. No injuries were reported.

Carson St. and Palo Verde Ave. At 2:55 p.m., a westbound 2010 Infiniti G37 speeding ran a red light and collided with a southbound 2010 Toyota Prius at Palo Verde Avenue. The impact caused the Infiniti to overturn and skid onto the northwest sidewalk, striking 15-year-old Lakewood High student Carlos Ramirez, 15, sitting at a bus stop. Ramirez died at a hospital. Said a Nextdoor poster, “Ever since Carson went from two lanes to three it’s been a raceway death trap. From Los Coyotes to Bellflower we need to go back to two lanes each side.”

1000 block of Gaviota Ave. At 1:43 a.m., a man shot with non-life-threatening gunshot wounds to the upper body copped an uncooperative attitude.

Redondo Ave. and Pacific Coast Hwy. An 8:10 p.m. traffic stop meant a firearm recovery from a male felon. Kevin Hernandez Rivera, a 28-year-old homelessness man was booked for various firearm, controlled substance and ammunition offenses and violation of post-release community supervision. Bail: pending.

3500 E. Pacific Coast Hwy. After the above traffic stop, two men barricaded themselves inside a hotel room. Officers established a perimeter and attempted to de-escalate; as SWAT arrived, they surrendered. Taken into custody without incident, Joshua Burns, 28, was booked for ammunition, body armor and stolen property charges. Bail: pending. The other man was released and not booked.

Lakewood Blvd. and Carson St. At 1:20 a.m., approaching the intersection, a driver noticed a street takeover. “Two or three cars did donuts and the final one flew the Mexican flag. A lot of stinky smoke and kinda scary as I didn’t know what would happen next. Also kind of exciting. Thankfully nothing bad happened as far as I know.”

17th St. and Santa Fe Ave. At 11:31 a.m., with a gunshot wound to the upper body, Jesse Stiles, a 43 of Long Beach died of his injuries at a hospital. On Sunday, Long Beach resident Orlando Joel Villareal, 41 was arrested in Carson on suspicion of murder. Bail: $2 million.

200 block of West Seventh St. A 7:13 p.m. shooting, other than that, nada.

Long Beach Blvd. and 20th St. At 3 p.m., two young males were hit by up to ten gunshots, one in the leg and head. Another youth, shot multiple times in the upper body took himself to the hospital in critical, but stable condition. A group of teens ran off; police detained a small group of apparent teenagers.

2600 block of Pier T Ave. A 6:40 a.m. traffic collision involving two semi-trucks began when the driver, 47-year-old Lihuan Wu stopped his semi-truck along the south curb line of Pier T Avenue. He exited the cab of his truck and was standing next to the engine compartment when it was rear-ended by another semi-truck. The force of the impact caused Wu to fall to the ground at which point he was run over by his semi-truck. The other driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.

2000 block of Lime Ave. At 8:31 p.m., a man with non-life-threatening stab wounds to the upper body was taken a hospital.

Signal Hill. At 5 a.m., a conniving cable cutter in a possible older model, dark-colored Chevrolet Tahoe with its right front headlight out victimized innocent fiber optic lines “in a criminal act of vandalism,” said a Spectrum spokesperson, who declined to provide the exact number of residents and businesses without internet access. Downtown and nearby areas were de-Spectrumized until 5 p.m.

1200 block of Del Rey Ct. At 8:59 p.m., two men argued, one was stabbed with a non-life-threatening wound to the upper body.

Ocean Blvd. and Falcon Ave. At 9:30 p.m., according to a witness, a Honda SUV almost hit pedestrian, Kristen Advanis, 56, in a marked crosswalk at Falcon Avenue. He was then hit by an eastbound small Mazda SUV, which fled. Then an eastbound 2016 BMW X3 driven by a 59-year-old resident of Tustin struck the pedestrian lying in the roadway and remained on scene as a pickup truck struck the pedestrian and fled.

4100 block of Viking Way. At 2:33 a.m., a man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower body had no idea of how or why he was shot.

Studebaker Rd. and Los Santos Dr. At 2:07 p.m., 86-year-old Long Beach resident, Julieta Ayala, who stopped her westbound 2015 Toyota Corolla in traffic lanes was hit by a northbound 2016 Chevrolet Colorado, driven by a 45- year-old Long Beach man. Ayala died at the scene, the male driver was injured and taken to a hospital.