Last night in Long Beach, a spate of violence and a separate incident involving an armed suspect marked a turbulent evening for local law enforcement. According to the Long Beach Police Department's blotter report, officers were dispatched to the 2800 block of Gale Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, following reports of a stabbing. The victim, a male adult, suffered non-life-threatening injuries to his upper body from what appears to be a robbery gone violent. Despite the swiftness of their response, the suspect had fled the scene by the time police arrived. First responders provided medical assistance before transporting the victim to a local hospital.

The Long Beach Police Department commended its officers for their efforts later that night, as a second intervention led to an arrest and the seizure of a weapon. During a traffic stop at the intersection of Ellis Street and Chestnut Avenue, officers uncovered a firearm. The suspect tied to the weapon was arrested around 2:00 a.m. yesterday. Investigations into both occurrences are still underway, with an emphasis on rooting out the stabber's motive and tracing the origin of the confiscated gun.

With these back-to-back incidents, the concerns over public safety and gun-related crime within Long Beach neighborhoods have once again come under the limelight. The authorities have yet to release descriptions of the suspect involved in the stabbing or details about the arrested individual found with the firearm but urge anyone with information on either case to come forward. The LBPD is actively working on these cases to ensure those responsible are brought to justice and to quash any fears within the community.