Two men were arrested following separate shootings in North and East Long Beach Saturday night and early Sunday morning, authorities said.
One of the shootings sparked a police chase that ended after the suspect drove through a fence at the Long Beach Airport, according to police.
The first shooting happened at about 10 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, said Long Beach police spokesman Benjamin Hearst.
Officers responded to a shots call in the 5900 block of Linden Avenue, near the Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library, where they learned two suspects fired shots into a nearby residence before fleeing on foot, Hearst said.
No one was struck by the gunfire.
Police set up a containment wherein they found a suspect hiding and took him into custody, according to Hearst.
Long Beach resident Veasna Kim, 20, was arrested and booked into Long Beach Jail on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm, altering the serial number of a firearm and firing into an inhabited dwelling.
He is being held in lieu of a $35,000 bail.
The other shooter in this case is still on the loose, and police do not have a description available at this time, Hearst said.
The second shooting was reported at about 2:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 3 in the 3700 block of Stearns Avenue, just east of Redondo Avenue.
When officers arrived they saw a vehicle being driven away, Hearst said.
Police tried to stop the car, but the motorist failed to yield and a pursuit ensued, authorities said.
“The suspect vehicle drove through a fence and onto the Long Beach Airport tarmac where the vehicle became disabled and [the driver] was taken into custody without incident,” Hearst said.
Murrieta resident Mokey Mose, 37, was arrested and booked into Long Beach City Jail on suspicion of felony evading and trespassing, police said. He is being held in lieu of a $75,000 bail.
Police do not know the motive for either shooting, but they suspect the first shooting was gang-related, Hearst said.
Long Beach police define “gang-related” crime as any crime “committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with any criminal street gang.”
Both incidents remain under investigation.