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3100 block of Magnolia Ave. A two story fire at 12:10 p.m. was fought for three minutes before a “knock down” was declared.

Shoreline and Shoreline Village Dr. At 10:50 p.m., after a “large altercation” outside of a boat, a 14-year-old boy was shot, as was a woman in the lower body as well as a man who self-transported to the hospital. “The group and boat fled the scene before officers arrived,” police said. Officers soon “located a boat matching the description nearby and conducted a vessel stop.” Joshua Eduardo Jones, 43 of Apple Valley was arrested for various weapons violations, but was not arrested for the shooting; held without bail.

Long Beach Fwy. south of Willow St. At 3:43 a.m., a man walking around a car that had pulled over in the center divider on northbound lanes was struck and killed by a white minivan. He had a faint pulse when paramedics arrived, but 27-year-old Jorge Ramirez died at the hospital. The driver of the van remained at the scene.

1500 block of East Seventh St. An attempted break-in at a Long Beach cannabis dispensary at 4:45 a.m. was foiled when police showed up. A pursuit onto the 710 Freeway followed, but was called off owing to unsafe speeds, possibly related to the above fatal accident, but not an unusual result in local pursuits. No cannabis or other smoking product were harmed.

17th St. near Linden Ave. At 10:20 a.m., police were asked to help “move along an unwelcome person” from a property. When the person went into a building and refused to come out, “officers established a perimeter and attempted to de-escalate; however, the suspect refused to cooperate,” said the police. It’s not clear whether the person was armed. SWAT was called in to search the apartment building, locating nary a single suspect. Poly High School and Roosevelt Elementary School were placed on precautionary lock downs because of this dodgy denizen. SWAT left the scene at 3:30 p.m.

200 block of E. Pacific Coast Hwy. At 11 p.m., a male teenager was shot in the upper body and died at the scene.

2000 block of Harding St. At 5:16 a.m., a man shot in the upper body died at the scene. During the investigation, police officers were dispatched to 49th Street and Del Amo Boulevard regarding a person experiencing a possible mental health crisis. Garrett Remillard, a 24-year-old resident of Long Beach and victim were known to each other, made statements connecting himself to the homicide, Remillard was arrested and booked for murder. Bail: $2,000,000.

5000 block of E. Ocean Blvd. At 10:44 p.m., a man and a woman argued, the woman resolving the issue by shooting the man, who took his upper body wound to a hospital and told police of his travails.

1300 block of Cedar Ave. At 11:17 p.m., a group of men approached two other men, one of them firing and missing an intended target. This poor-shooting crew member fled with his associates.

5200 block of E. Second St. At 12:31 a.m., after a fight between two groups of men, one of the aggressors decided to shoot into the air, fleeing we know not where.

Spring St. and Webster Ave. At 9:21 p.m., another day, another series of shots with no suspects identified.

5100 block of E. Second St. At 12:05 a.m., witnesses stated they saw and heard people arguing near the Panama Joes, one of them fired shots in the air waking up residents as far away as Third and Redondo, Third and Orizaba and the 4300 block of Vista Street. Casings were recovered, but nary a shooter.

Clark Ave. north of Conant St. At 12:28 a.m., a motorcycle rider atop a northbound 2009 Kymco Venox bike struck a 2016 Dodge Dart parked on the east curb of Clark Avenue. The rider, 40-year-old Douglas Dague Jr. was pronounced dead at the scene.

Pan American Park. At 7:15 p.m., a group of kids on bikes threw an M-80, which exploded setting fire to the canal. The fire department was called in.

6200 block Appian Way. At 9:34 p.m., a deceased person in a yacht at the yacht club was considered natural.

1000 block of Loma Vista. In a 3:20 p.m. police non-pursuit, a white sedan entered Long Beach on eastbound Del Amo Boulevard, U-turned onto the 710 Freeway to Anaheim Street, stopped at an alley where the driver and associates, garbed in all-black, emerged, the driver entered a code at a barrier gate, gaining access to an apartment block where he did a disappearing act.

7th St. and Margo Ave. At 12:25 a.m., the high-speed driver of a westbound Ford Mustang lost control of the vehicle, veered off the road, collided with a wall and died at the scene.

Spring St. near Clark Avenue. At 9 a.m., police closed off the area to deal with a suspicious package dropped off overnight.