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200 Aquarium Way. At 12:24 a.m., two men were shot with non-life-threatening injuries and taken to a hospital, another was treated at the scene, all expected to be OK. A chase ensued north from Burnett Street and Pacific Avenue onto the 710 Freeway, with shots fired at officers, who fired back; nobody was hit. This danger-filled pursuit ended with a crash into a power pole and fire hydrant near Santa Fe Avenue and 11th Street in downtown L.A. The pole lost power.The hydrant lost water, the suspect lost his freedom as he was pulled from the wreckage and then to the hospital with crash injuries. Several rush hour arteries were closed during the investigation.

6500 block of Muriel Ave. At 8:30 a.m., a man was found to be unresponsive in the street with “suspicious injuries” and signs of foul play. Kenneth Shannon, 33, of Long Beach was pronounced dead at the scene.

Long Beach Blvd. and 23rd St. At 8:52 p.m., a female pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, then thrown in the path of a southbound Metro A Line train. Song Tate, 72, was declared deceased at the scene. The vehicle that first hit her fled.

91 Freeway, Long Beach. At 10 p.m., the CHP began pursuing a white Mercedes SUV stolen in the Lakewood area. For 30 minutes, the pursuit covered streets and freeways made legendary in the recent history of such pursuits, Western Avenue and the 110 Freeway as examples. The Mercedes driver stopped and pretended to give up several times, only to swerve his way downtown after a spike strip was applied to a tire. Finally, on Western Avenue near downtown L.A., the CHP broke two front windows of the vehicle, pulling Luis Gutierrez out and into the hands of jailers.

3700 Block of Orange Ave. At 12:30 a.m., a domestic dispute stabbing between a man and a woman resulted in lacerations to the extremities and a hospital visit.

1900 block of Long Beach Blvd. At 5:19 a.m., a woman was shot and was transported to a hospital, where she later succumbed to her injuries.

400 block of Linden Ave. At 10:04 p.m., after a woman experienced non-life-threatening stab wounds from someone who knew her. SWAT got a search warrant, which was served at the suspect’s residence. The suspect was taken into custody without incident and booked.

52nd St. and Orange Ave. At 6:27 p.m., shots were fired. By the time the gun smoke cleared, the shooter was gone, the weapon was gone, and the reason for the gunfire was also gonzo.

21st Street and Cerritos Ave. At 3:26 p.m., a man with a gunshot wound to the upper body later succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in in a possibly gang-related incident.

1900 Block of Lemon Ave. At 5:51 p.m., a 17-year-old female suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower body, again, possibly gang-related.

Atlantic Ave. and Villa Park. At 1:44 a.m., when a 2025 Acura SUV attempted a left turn from Villa Park to northbound Atlantic Avenue, a southbound 2026 Honda motorcycle allegedly ran a red light on Atlantic Avenue and collided with the Acura SUV. The motorcyclist later succumbed to his injuries; the Acura SUV driver was transported in stable condition.

Carson St. at Cherry Ave. At 1 p.m., while a female loaded her groceries in a supermarket parking lot, she stated a man in his mid-60s, about 5 feet 5 inches with an eastern European accent approached and held out a $20 bill. “He said that I dropped it. I knew I didn’t have a $20 bill on me. He had his wallet open in his other hand, which he later showed me was full of money so therefore he wasn’t trying to take my wallet. He was very pushy. I said, ‘It’s not mine.’ He continued to say, ‘Check your money, check your money.’ He stood too close to me. I said, ‘Move away from me!’ As he leaned, I said, ‘Get away from my wallet!’ That’s when he showed me his open wallet, which looked to have cash. He said, ‘see, I have my own money.’ He was too persistent. I finally told him ‘You keep it! Go away!’ He seemed to want to get close. Responses about dealing with the problem varied: don’t carry a purse, use bear spray or old-fashioned yelling. “They’ll steal the mascara off your eyes, if you let them!” Two days later, a customer reported at Ralph’s at Carson & Cherry, she found “funny money” in the parking lot. Printed on one side like money, on the other side an ad.

100 block of West 1st St. At 6:39 a.m., two men argued, with the dispute ending in a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to the lower body.

Palo Verde and Spring St. At 9:33 a.m., the body of a deceased woman was found in a car in a parking lot.

2700 block of Pine Ave. A 1:21 p.m. shooting resulted in the lock down of the Jackie Robinson Academy.

1100 Block of Fashion Ave. A 12:05 a.m. fight left a man stabbed non-life-threateningly to the upper body. Two men fled.

First St. and Junipero Ave. At 1 p.m., another deceased woman was found in a car.