Long Beach police have arrested a juvenile they suspect of being responsible for three shootings in the city Friday and Saturday, and one in February.
The suspect, whose name has not been released because he is a juvenile, was arrested early Saturday shortly after officers arrived at the 2400 block of Baltic Avenue around 1:41 a.m. and found an elderly male victim. 16-year-old with a gunshot wound to his body. lower body, police said.
Hours earlier, around 11:27 p.m. Friday, officers responded to a report that there had been a shooting in the 1500 block of West 20th Street; no one was hurt.
Then, around 11:50 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Webster Avenue after receiving a call about a shooting. No injuries were reported.
The police department said after the suspect was arrested near the scene of Saturday morning’s shooting, detectives identified him as the same person wanted for a Feb. 27 shooting in the 2300 block from Baltic Avenue. No injuries were reported in this incident.
Later Saturday, the police department’s SWAT team executed two search warrants in the 2400 block of Baltic Avenue and 2500 Adriatic Avenue, recovering firearms believed to have been used in the shooting.
The suspect remains in custody. Police said they were investigating him and the motive.
The gunshot victim was transported to a hospital in stable condition.
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