Long Beach police are investigating after a gunman opened fire on a group of people a few blocks away from Washington Middle School Monday night. The gunfire started around around 8 p.m. near 15th Street and Daisy Avenue, according to Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt. That's when a gunman approached the group of men or boys and started shooting but apparently missed, she said. Nobody reported being wounded, according to Pratt. The gunman fled on foot before police arrived, she said. Investigators think the shooting may be gang-related, according to Pratt. Police couldn't immediately provide a description of the gunman.

Two people were hospitalized when their car smashed through a guardrail on a 710 Freeway onramp and fell about 75 feet to an access road below, according to Long Beach police.

The crash happened around 7:35 a.m. Monday morning on the Seventh Street onramp, Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said.

Pratt said only one car was involved. The crash happened after the driver lost control, she said, but it wasn’t immediately clear what caused that.

Paramedics took the woman who’d been driving and the man riding with her to the hospital. Police didn’t provide details on their condition, but Pratt said they’re expected to survive.

Police shut down the onramp while crews put up barriers to replace the damaged guardrail. Pratt said it was expected to reopen around 9:45 a.m.

Jeremiah Dobruck is managing editor of the Long Beach Post. Reach him at [email protected] or @jeremiahdobruck on Twitter.