Long Beach police are digging into a weekend shooting that left one man dead and another wounded after both showed up at a local hospital with gunshot injuries. The men arrived shortly after officers were called Saturday afternoon to reports of gunfire on Myrtle Avenue near East 10th Street, according to officials.
By the time officers got to Myrtle and 10th, the street was quiet. There were no victims and no suspected shooters in sight, but police said they did find evidence that a shooting had taken place. Detectives are now working to confirm whether the two men were actually shot at that location. One later died at the hospital, while the other was treated for injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. Police have not yet released either man’s name.
Police timeline and scene
According to the Long Beach Post, the shooting was reported at about 4:25 p.m. Saturday on Myrtle Avenue near East 10th Street. Shortly after that call, the two wounded men arrived at a local hospital.
The outlet reported that officers later taped off the Myrtle Avenue block, where they recovered evidence pointing to a shooting but found no victims or suspects at the scene. One of the men died after being taken into medical care, while the other survived with injuries police described as not life-threatening. The Post noted that detectives had not yet released the victims’ names or ages.
What the police blotter shows
As outlined on the Long Beach Police Department blotter, officers have been sent to several shots-fired calls along Myrtle Avenue in recent months. That includes a reported shooting on June 14, 2026, where no one was hit.
Those entries are labeled as preliminary, meant to give the public an early look at what officers are responding to while detectives continue their follow-up work. The recurring calls along Myrtle are part of why investigators are treating this latest case as just one thread in a broader, ongoing look at gunfire in the neighborhood.
Nearby shootings this week
This weekend’s violence did not happen in a vacuum. As reported by the Long Beach Post, police were already investigating a separate double shooting on July 10 that sent two men to the hospital and brought homicide detectives to that scene.
How to help investigators
Police are asking anyone with information about the Myrtle Avenue case to get in touch with Long Beach homicide detectives, according to the department’s notice. Tips can be called in at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips can be submitted to L.A. Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or by texting TIPLA to 274637 (CRIMES).
The Long Beach Police Department stresses that “this information is preliminary and is intended for early information use rather than being a formal investigative report.”
