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Bill Pearl

June 30

400 block Adair At about 10 p.m.: man is shot to death.

June 29

5800 block Orange At about 9 p.m. multiple shooters open fire on persons attending a vigil for a man shot/killed at same location the night before). LBPD release says: “The Communications Center ... could hear shots being fired and people screaming in the background, with numerous calling parties also reporting multiple shots being fired. A group of subjects, related to the vigil, were involved in a dispute with a local resident. The dispute escalated into the resident’s window being broken and then into a shooting with multiple suspects firing in different directions.” Exact motive not immediately known, LBPD investigating as gang-related...”

June 29

1400 block Rose (Cambodia Town) about 7:40 p.m., man is shot to death, LBPD investigating as gang related.

6700 block Atlantic, At about 4:35 p.m., in a traffic stop, LBPD detectives arrest Spokane, WA man on suspicion of June 28 murder of man in 5800 block Orange (below), says suspect and victim knew each other; motive not immediately clear.

June 28

5800 block Orange At about 10 p.m. a man is shot to death (see June 29 arrest above.)

5800 block Atlantic About 2:15 p..m. a 16-year-old boy is shot/wounded.

1400 block Cedar In 9 a.m. hour: a male adult is shot and wounded. Says he was outside near his vehicle when an unknown male adult suspect shot at him.

15th/Chestnut At 1:13 a.m. a man sitting in parked vehicle is shot; two suspects walked up and began shooting; rounds miss hitting victim but damage vehicle.

4th/Walnut Shots fired/casings found at 12:19 a.m. hour, no victim located.

June 27

14th/Gardenia 10 p.m. hour. Male adult is shot.

9th/Magnolia 9 p.m. hour, Male adult is shot and wounded.

PCH/Pacific About 12:10 a.m., officers in area hear what they (correctly) identified as gunfire. They find a business struck by rounds along the south side of PCH between Pine Ave. and Solana Court. No persons injured.

June 26

Webster/Canton About 9:50 p.m., officers sent for second time (see below) to area three blocks west of Santa Fe, south of Spring. St. and find a male adult shot and wounded along with bullet casings and strike marks to nearby vehicles.

June 25

Webster/Canton About 8:50 p.m. officers sent to where a male adult was shot/wounded and two other men were subsequently located who’d also been shot.

900 block of West Esther About 11:59 p.m., south of PCH and east of L.A. River a man is shot/wounded; suspect possibly known to victim; PD says initial investigation doesn’t indicate shooting was gang-related.

June 24

2100 block MLK About 5:45 p.m. a juvenile brought to hospital with gunshot wound, was passenger in a vehicle when hit by gunfire.

1400 block Chestnut About 5 p.m. officers sent to Seaside Park regarding a shooting, arrive to find park users performing life saving measures on victim. LBPD takes over, LBFD paramedics transport victim, Jose Rodriguez, 23, of Long Beach, to a hospital, where he dies June 26.

June 23

1000 block Almond Court Calling party at 12:10 a.m. tells LBPD a suspect broke into his residence and caller opened fire. Officers find a 25-year-old man deceased in the residence and an 18-year-old man deceased about a block away in 1100 block of Gundry Ave. LBPD says the 25 and 18 year old forced their way inside residence, assaulted its two residents during which one resident fired a firearm at the two intruders. LBPD says one of the residents and one of the intruders “were at one time associates.” Investigation continues.

Bill Pearl publishes lbreport.com, an online news source since 2000.

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