Three People Stabbed in Separate Long Beach Attacks Over the Weekend

Long Beach police are investigating three separate stabbing incidents that left multiple people injured over the weekend.

The first occurred Saturday, Aug. 16, around 5:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Neece Street. Officers arrived to find a male suspect being detained by several people at the scene. Investigators said the suspect and a man had been in a verbal dispute when the suspect stabbed him. The victim was taken to a hospital by a good Samaritan and is expected to survive. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Long Beach resident Mauricio Antonio Guzman, was booked on one count of attempted murder. His bail was set at $1 million.

Less than 12 hours later, at about 5:25 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, officers responded to a residence in the 700 block of Orange Avenue after reports of another stabbing. Police said two women were assaulted during a dispute with a man and woman, and one of the victims was stabbed in the upper body. She was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Both suspects fled before officers arrived.

That evening, at 5:42 p.m., police responded to the 100 block of Pacific Avenue where a 16-year-old boy had been stabbed in the upper body. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers quickly located the suspect, identified as 34-year-old Long Beach resident Christopher Ivan Gonzalez, as he attempted to flee. While being arrested, Gonzalez allegedly assaulted an officer, though the officer was not injured. Gonzalez was booked on suspicion of attempted murder, resisting arrest, resisting arrest by means of force or violence, and disorderly conduct. His bail was set at $1 million.

All three investigations remain ongoing, police said.