Gunfire echoed through the streets of Long Beach with two gunmen taking aim and firing at each other and miraculously, neither hitting the mark. The Long Beach Police Department reported the incident as a no-hit shooting that erupted from a verbal dispute that spiraled out of control on the block of West Pacific Coast Highway on February 12. However, no casualties arose from the confrontation.
At about 5:59 p.m. on Monday, officers rushed to the scene following reports of shots fired, according to the Long Beach Police Department's official statement. The LBPD stated, "A verbal altercation occurred between two male adult subjects, which escalated when both suspects revealed firearms and exchanged gunfire, missing one another." The two individuals involved managed to escape before law enforcement arrived, turning the area into a temporary ghost town where the echoes of gunfire lingered but the shooters were nowhere to be found.
As of now, there are scant details on the suspects or what precisely sparked the altercation. The investigation remains in full swing with detectives combing for evidence, and authorities seeking public assistance to track down the fleeting shooters. No further information regarding descriptions or potential leads has been made public.
