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Jan 19 5:02 pm
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Man pleads not guilty to killing of 2 in Long Beach

City News Service

A Long Beach man pleaded not guilty today to murder charges stemming from a shooting in the summer of 2021 that left two men dead.

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Dec 26 12:17 pm
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LBPD investigating 3 overnight shootings that left one person hospitalized

Jason Ruiz

The Long Beach Police Department is investigating three shootings that happened between Sunday night and the early hours of Monday morning, the department said.

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Aug 6 12:49 pm
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After years of increases, shootings dropped in the first half of 2022

Fernando Haro Garcia

Despite the decline, the amount of gun violence in Long Beach remains well above average compared to pre-pandemic data.

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Feb 24 2022 12:01 pm
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Shootings rose to start 2022, but gun violence has eased compared to height of surge 

Fernando Haro Garcia

“The number of gang shootings has actually gone down,” Police Chief Wally Hebeish said at a recent community meeting. “The problem is the number of hit shootings involving gang members has gone up.”

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Feb 8 2022 3:20 pm
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DA wants credit card companies to stop online payments for ‘ghost guns’

City News Service

Law enforcement officials have said there’s an “epidemic” of ghost guns, which can be built from kits purchased online—potentially avoiding background checks.

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Jan 26 2022 10:06 am
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1 man wounded, driver flees from gunfire in pair of overnight shootings, police say

Fernando Haro Garcia

In one case, a man managed to drive away unharmed as he was being shot at from the sidewalk, police said.

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Jan 13 2022 1:41 pm
  • Arrest

Man who started shootout arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, LBPD says

Fernando Haro Garcia

Police said they haven’t arrested the other gunman who allegedly fired back after being targeted.

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Nov 21 2021 8:00 am
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Shootings in Long Beach spiked last year. With weeks still to go, 2021 is already worse.

Alena Maschke

Neighborhoods in Downtown, Central, West and North Long Beach have borne the brunt of the surge in gun violence, according to data mapped by the Long Beach Post.

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Sep 8 2021 6:30 pm
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Long Beach man arrested in connection with shooting that killed two

Jason Ruiz

An announcement from the Long Beach Police Department said that its homicide detectives have gathered “significant evidence” apparently linking Efren Abril to the Aug. 5 killing of 29-year-old Antonio Parra and 28-year-old Brian Gomez who were found with gunshot wounds in a parking lot near St. Mary’s Medical Center.

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Aug 24 2021 12:53 pm
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Shootings decrease from winter spike, but remain elevated over last year, data shows

Alena Maschke

Last month, there were 37 shootings, with someone being hit by gunfire in 18 of them. 

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