LONG BEACH (CNS) - Detectives Wednesday are investigating two no-hit shootings in Long Beach that occurred during the Independence Day holiday.
Officers dispatched about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to the 5400 block of Cherry Avenue, regarding a shooting, located evidence, including bullet casings and strike marks indicating that a shooting had occurred, the Long Beach Police Department reported.
"The preliminary investigation revealed a verbal altercation occurred between multiple individuals in the parking lot area of a supermarket," according to a police statement. "During the altercation, a male adult suspect from the group discharged a firearm, before fleeing the scene on foot."
Officers established a perimeter, believing the suspect was possibly inside the supermarket. Officers cleared the lot, searched the area and deemed the location safe.
Officers dispatched about 11:50 p.m. to the 1900 block of Chestnut Avenue, regarding a shooting, later determined that it was a shooting into an inhabited dwelling where no one was struck. They located bullet casings and strike markings, indicating that a shooting had occurred.
"The calling party stated they were standing in front of their residence when they heard presumed gunfire coming an adjacent street, and subsequently noticed their residence had been struck by gunfire," according to the police statement. "No injuries were reported, no suspect information is known."
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