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2700 block of Atlantic Ave. At 5:26 p.m., a southbound vehicle on Atlantic Avenue struck and killed a male pedestrian. The male driver left the scene, but later returned and cooperated with the investigation.

Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. and New York St. At 9:11 p.m., a man heard gunshots, discovered he had been struck with non-life-threatening wounds to the upper and lower body. The victim self-transported to the hospital. Officers were unable to locate a crime scene.

1300 block of Cedar Ave. At 6:31 a.m., a man threatened a man with a gun, robbed him. The victim ran and heard a gunshot, but was not struck. Police located evidence of a shooting, nothing about where the shooter headed.

Seventh St. and Cedar Ave. A 6:15 p.m. fire with heavy smoke at the 99-year-old building housing the “Second Samoa” Church caused heavy damage to the sanctuary, the roof, dome and attic. More than a dozen firefighters responded and one firefighter suffered an unspecified injury.

800 block of Washington Pl. At 12:47 a.m., a guy fired a gun, likely by mistake, motivating the arrest of Edson Alonso Burgosgonales, 42, of Long Beach; booked for negligent discharge of a firearm. Bail: $35,000.

Wardlow Rd. and Bellflower Blvd. at 8:30 p.m., two cars crashed on this well-used north-south speedway. A witness said online, “early 20-somethings racing, one car hit an older woman in a car trying to turn. The other racer drove away. Woman seemed pretty severely injured but was awake. The racecar’s passenger broke both arms and leg. The 21-year-old driver walked away.”

Bellflower Blvd. at Del Amo Blvd. A four-door sedan being pursued by police crashed into a van, the sedan ending up in a parking lot very near the front door of the ampm in the p.m., 3:40, that is. Pretty much inhibited the gas delivery part of the business for a busy hour and beyond.

Seventh St. and Pepper Tree Ln. At 5:04 a.m., an adult female pedestrian ran northbound outside of a marked crosswalk on the eastbound lanes of Seventh Street. Struck by a vehicle in the number two lane, she fell into the number one lane and was she was struck by another vehicle and died. Post-collision, both drivers pulled to the curb and called 9-1-1, remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.

Downey Ave. and Artesia Blvd. At 7:26 p.m., two men argued, one man got in his vehicle, attempted to drive away when the other man fired a shot, hitting his vehicle, meaning no injuries and no info on the suspect, but is possibly gang related.

19th St. and Lime Ave. At 9:08 p.m., a gunslinger fired at an unoccupied building and hit the target, leaving casings to prove it. No victims or injuries reported. 

2200 block of Fanwood Ave. At 12:30 p.m., as tree trimmers worked, thieves in a blue Nissan stole equipment from their work truck. Black-market bound, as using same would mean work.

3200 block of Chestnut Ave. At 5:06 p.m., a guy, a gun, bam! A firearm was recovered as Nelson Batino Sapida, a 54-year-old Long Beach resident was arrested for a negligent firearm discharge. Bail: $35,000.

1500 block of 14th St. At 5:09 p.m., a man with a gun entered a retail store demanding money from a counterman, firing into the ceiling to prove the gun was real. The counterman was then shot with non-life-threatening wounds to the upper body, transported to the hospital. No word if any money was acquired before the shooter left on foot.

1000 block of East Pacific Coast Hwy. At 8:09 p.m., Korey Brown, a 36-year-old resident of Long Beach was shot in the upper body, later succumbed to his injuries. The shooter escaped on foot.

1000 block of Gaviota Ave. At 7:38 p.m., a man shot at another man, missed.

Polynesian Dr. and Lei Dr. At 8:28 p.m., three men known to each other, an argument, a shooting from a dark-colored truck, which drove away. Struck in the lower body, the victim was driven by the uninjured victim to the hospital in stable condition. 

1000 block of Gaviota Ave. At 9:40 p.m., a man wounded by a shooter in a light-color sedan in an incident related to the shots call in the same area earlier in the evening.

200 block of Eagle St.: At 10:21 p.m., a man was shot dead, a second man was taken to a hospital with a non-life-threatening injury to the extremity.

Hospital. At 10:39 p.m., a man with a gunshot wound to the upper body appeared, unknown from where.

Willow St. and Easy Ave. At 11:02 p.m., a hit-and-run killed a woman pedestrian.

900 block of Washington Pl. At 2:45 a.m., two men conducted a non-life-threatening stabbing. Carlos Nagrete, 45 of Long Beach was arrested.

2100 block of Elm Ave. At 6:46 a.m., a man with a gun attempted to enter the another’s vehicle. Discharging his firearm into the vehicle, then fled.