A man suffered several gunshot wounds during a shooting in the Midtown community of Long Beach Friday night, according to authorities, and police still have not identified a suspect or a motive behind the attack.
Long Beach police officers were dispatched to a hit shooting in the 2400 block of Atlantic Avenue at about 9:15 p.m. Friday, as reported by MyNewsLA.com. Officers located a man with gunshot wounds to the upper body, according to the Long Beach Police Department, though his condition was not immediately clear. Police said Long Beach Fire Department personnel transported the victim to a local hospital, and that officers located evidence of a crime scene at the location.
A separate account from Long Beach Post describes a shooting near Atlantic Avenue and Market Street that also left a man wounded Sunday night, March 30, 2025; it concerns a separate incident from the Midtown shooting on Friday, October 9, 2026. In that account, the man arrived at a local hospital around 7 p.m. and told officers he had been near Atlantic Avenue and Market Street when he heard noises and realized he had been hit, with the outlet reporting that he self-transported to the hospital rather than being taken by fire personnel. The outlet also reported that officers searched the area but couldn't find evidence of a crime scene. That finding concerns the separate 2025 incident, not the Midtown shooting.
Investigation Still in Early Stages
Motive, circumstances, and suspect information remain under investigation, according to the police statement cited by MyNewsLA.com. In the Long Beach Post's account, police said they are still trying to gather information on any suspects or motive. Police were still seeking information about possible suspects.
Midtown has seen other violent incidents in recent weeks. A Long Beach Police Department blotter entry noted that SWAT resources were used in connection with a domestic violence dispute in the same 2400 block of Atlantic Avenue on Aug. 27, 2026, at approximately 8:06 p.m., according to the Long Beach Police Department. A city news archive entry also listed officers investigating a hit shooting, a traffic fatality, and a separate no-hit shooting, per the City of Long Beach.
Pattern of Shootings Across the City
Pattern of Shootings Across the City Sunday's shooting adds to a string of gun violence reported across Long Beach in recent months. In a separate case, two teenagers were hospitalized after officers responded to the 1900 block of Lemon Avenue at about 9:13 p.m. following reports of a shooting, according to KTLA. Police found a teenage boy and teenage girl suffering from gunshot wounds at that scene; the girl's injuries were not considered life-threatening, while the boy was listed in critical but stable condition. Fire department personnel took both of those victims to local hospitals, and detectives in that case had also not released any information about a possible suspect or what led up to the gunfire.
No further updates have been released on the Midtown shooting victim's condition, and police have not announced any arrests. Authorities continue to gather information on any suspects or motive as the investigation proceeds.
