5 injured in stabbings across Long Beach, police say
The four incidents, which left one person in critical condition, appear to be unrelated, according to authorities.
Police are investigating a series of fights turned stabbings overnight that left five people injured, including one in critical condition, across Long Beach.
The first stabbing happened Saturday evening when a fight broke out between a man and multiple suspects in the 2000 block of East Pacific Coast Highway, police said.
One of the suspects stabbed the man multiple times in the upper body and then fled the scene, authorities said. The victim was taken to a local hospital where he is currently in stable condition.
Officers responded to a second incident in the 5100 block of Second Street just after 2 a.m., which left a man in critical condition after being stabbed by another man during a fight, police said.
Roughly 18 minutes later, officers were called to a local hospital where Long Beach Fire Department personnel had taken two women who had been stabbed.
The women, according to police, were fighting with a third woman in the 200 block of Pine Avenue when she stabbed both of them in the upper body. They’re currently in stable condition, according to police, who said they were unable to locate a crime scene after canvassing where the women said they’d been stabbed.
Less than an hour later, another person was stabbed in the upper body during a fight with multiple women in the 5100 block of Second Street, police said. The victim in this case took themselves to a local hospital and is in stable condition.
It’s unclear what prompted each fight, police said, adding that the incidents were not related.
Still, the department said there will be additional police presence today, including patrol officers and Neighborhood Safety Bike Team officers, who will engage with residents and businesses.
