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Werner St. and Warren Ave. At 3:15 p.m., authorities arrived at a person in distress, not conscious or breathing. After attempted life-saving measures, the victim was pronounced deceased of a possible overdose. Gender and age range unknown.

Roosevelt Rd. and Atlantic Ave. At 7:45 p.m., a southbound speeding 2023 Tesla sedan hit a 2012 Honda Accord in the midst of a left turn from northbound Atlantic Avenue. The Tesla veered off the road, rolled over to its side, crashed into Medcompounders Pharmacy and SALA Coffee and Wine bar at the southwest corner, trapping the Tesla driver inside the structure. While rescue extricated the Tesla driver, a building inspector was called in. The Tesla driver and the conscious and breathing female Honda driver were both taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Northbound 710 Fwy and Pacific Coast Hwy. At 8:25 a.m., a fire of unknown source in a city yard left downed wires and scattered debris, complicating access by firefighters. Three engines, one rescue unit and a skip loader combined to squelch the problem. Southern California Edison, police and fire investigators showed up to find the cause and origin.

Southbound 405 Fwy at Lakewood Blvd. One person was wounded and the alleged shooter down the road at 8:55 p.m., when the victim discovered they had been shot while driving. CHP said the suspect was driving a black Jeep Cherokee. The CHP closed the southbound freeway briefly while officers investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

Fifth St. and Alamitos Blvd. A 10:38 a.m., a two vehicle traffic collision with one person trapped meant the intersection was closed for rescue.

Long Beach Blvd. & Bort St. At 9:30 a.m., a shooting to the upper body, while the hoodie and shorts-garbed shooter fled. A vehicle with a strike mark was located at Long Beach Blvd and Adams Street.

Pacific Coast Hwy and Second St. A 6:00 p.m. DUI checkpoint yielded one arrest for DUI, five for operating a vehicle unlicensed/suspended. The checkpoint was dismantled at 2 a.m. closing time.

500 block of East Sixth St. At 6:07 p.m., a resident and police found a bullet struck an interior wall of their residence, the wall refusing to press charges.

Victoria St. and Long Beach Blvd. At 3:09 a.m., a report of a street takeover, augmented to a gunshot violation, substantiated by police finding shooting evidence, underlining the “takeover” aspect of the call.

1000 block of Long Beach Blvd. At 9:20 a.m., a deceased person found near a grocery store meant suspicions were raised with blood located nearby, then a request for a body shield.

700 Block of East Wardlow Rd. A 10:35 p.m. barricaded woman inside a vehicle, armed with a firearm with suicidal ideations spelled the need for de-escalation. After the Mental Evaluation Team, a hostage negotiator and K-9 resources spent one hour of effort, the woman safely surrendered and was transported to a hospital.

600 block of East Broadway. At 7:06 p.m., when two individuals were engaged in mutual physical combat, one of whom thrust non-life-threatening stab wounds upon the other, meaning a visit to a hospital. An arrest ensured as Darien Robert Barrett, 31 of Long Beach was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and criminal threats. Bail: $50,000.

300 Block of Ximeno Ave. At 1:25 a.m., a woman reported her vehicle was struck by gunfire with authorities unable to locate a crime scene. No injuries were reported.

6000 block of Long Beach Blvd. At 5:43 p.m., a person in a vehicle was approached and stabbed by a male stranger, who then fled the scene. With non-life-threatening injuries, the victim was hospital-bound.

800 Block of Cerritos Ave. At 9:08 p.m., a neighbor dispute mutated into a stabbing, with the victim transported to a hospital and the suspected stabber rendered un-locatable.

2600 Block of Caspian Ave. At 11:13 p.m., a shooter did the mystery salvo, leaving evidence of recent gunfire. No injuries were reported during this noisemaking caper.

Pacific Coast Hwy and Gundry Ave. At 5:57 a.m., a westbound 2024 Chevrolet Colorado struck and killed 39-year-old pedestrian, Ashley Herrera Duran walking northbound outside a marked crosswalk. The driver remained at the scene and attempted to render aid until paramedics arrived.

1800 block of E. Fourth St. At 1:18 a.m., a man with a non-life-threatening stab wound to the lower body showed up for hospital treatment.

Downtown / Pike area. At 2 p.m., over 1,000 young people gathered to exercise their First Amendment rights, which police said, they fully support until a few began “throwing stuff at cops.” Not clear if arrests ensued after the protest was declared an unlawful assembly, while a bullhorn-equipped woman threatened arrest of all protesters on private property. The group subsequently dispersed and were advised to not block traffic and to obey all traffic laws. Said one observer in the perfect Nextdoor quip, “teens blocking traffic and going in and out of traffic happens quite often.”