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East 15th St. and Long Beach Blvd. A teenage boy was assaulted by a group of youths several blocks from Long Beach Polytechnic High School. He was hospitalized. A Facebook posting of a video of the assault spurred parents to demand some sort of action from school administrators and police. Brian Blancas, 18, of Long Beach was arrested with two juvenile suspects, ages 16 and 17, in connection with the assault, which was potentially gang-related. Blancas was booked and held on more than $1 million bail.

Pacific Ave. and 16th St. At 8:25 p.m., officers responded to be a hit and run, which resulted in the death of a male adult. The critically-injured pedestrian, a 60-year-old resident of Long Beach was found laying in the southbound lanes of Pacific Avenue.

Police said he was walking in a marked crosswalk eastbound across Pacific Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound in the number two lane. In a press release, police said, “The adult female driver momentarily pulled over after the collision, but left prior to officer arrival. The suspect’s vehicle is described as a silver Volkswagen Jetta, early 2000s model. The suspect driver is described as an adult female wearing a blue tank top, black leggings and sandals.” The pedestrian was taken to a hospital with injuries to the upper torso and died on Monday, May 20.

Bellflower Blvd. and Wardlow Rd. A vehicle apparently ran a red light at 11:45 a.m., hit another car, flipped over that car, which hit a third vehicle, then rolled off the other vehicle onto its side. No serious injuries were reported.

1600 block of West Pacific Coast Hwy. At 12:40 a.m., a group who had attended a vigil for someone recently deceased were in the parking lot of a restaurant, when someone opened fire on the group. A marine patrol officer was nearby when he heard a shooting, which resulted in the death of a female adult and injured five others. Three adult males and three adult females were hit, with varying gunshot wounds, mostly of the non-life threatening variety. Jacqueline Glasby, 57, of Ontario died from her wounds.

Harbor Scenic Dr. A woman was possibly being held hostage with a man holding a flame at noon, warning that he might set her on fire, however authorities disrupted that plan and subdued the male. Unclear if this was an assault and if any arrests were made.

1100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. At 9 p.m., a vehicle by driven by a woman was struck by gunfire while she drove into Cambodia Town. Other than evidence of a bullet hitting the car, there were no suspect descriptions, as the shooter left the scene right after the act. No one was injured.

3300 block of East 59th St. At 1:45 p.m., came reports of a roof fire in a commercial building. Responders found and transported a man in his 30s found sitting on a nearby curb with 40 percent burns to his body. The was fire out at 2:15 p.m. and that’s when drug-processing material and equipment were found inside, transforming a fire call to a drug investigation.

1900 block of Atlantic Ave. At 11:20 a.m., a call came in about a stabbing. There were two men at the scene, one with a stab wound to his upper torso. Allegedly the result of a domestic dispute, it got much worse thanks to the use of a sharp instrument. The victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries and the suspect was taken into custody.

1800 block of Pacific Ave. Another day, another stabbing. At 9:50 p.m., a 911 call resulted in police locating a man with a stab wound to his upper torso, apparently the result of an argument with another man. Paramedics took him to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

200 block E. Plymouth St. At 8:16 p.m., an adult male with a gunshot wound was transported to a hospital in stable condition.

Bellflower Blvd. and Seventh St. At 12:40 p.m., a blonde woman driver got into a road rage situation with a male driver in his 60s, causing the man to bleed from his head.

2300 block of Elm Ave. Antonio Macias, 39, of Long Beach was shot and killed at 9:45 p.m. Officers located Macias laying in the street with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The shooting death was being investigated as possibly gang related.

400 block E. 17th St. Three adult males were approached by two males and opened fire.

One man was shot and took himself to a hospital.

steve@beachcomber.news