Three People Shot Friday Night in Long Beach

The first shooting occurred Downtown near Cherry and Ocean reported at 8:26pm Friday night.

One male subject had a GSW to the head. CPR was started by LBPD, LBFD arrived and took over. LBFD transported the victim to a local hospital in grave condition, victim was unconscious and not breathing. Witnesses say the victim was an African American male in his 20’s.

The second shooting was reported as a double shooting with two people hit near 1400 block Walnut around 10:56pm. One victim was shot in the leg, other victim shot in the head. Both rushed to local hospital. Unknown if the shootings are related. No suspect information at this time.