Police arrest man following stabbing in North Long Beach
A 16-year-old was also shot in a separate North Long Beach incident, according to the LBPD.
Police arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly stabbing a woman in North Long Beach early Thursday morning, according to authorities.
Long Beach police say David James Woods, 29, of Long Beach allegedly stabbed a woman near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Harding Street around 12:10 a.m. Thursday.
After making contact with the stabbing victim, police said they found Woods, who briefly fled before being arrested.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel took the woman to a local hospital where she was treated for multiple stab wounds to her upper body, according to police. Her wounds were not considered life-threatening, police said.
Woods was booked for assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest, according to the LBPD. His bail was set at $30,000, according to authorities.
The investigation into the stabbing is ongoing, police said.
About five hours earlier in a separate incident, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the 5200 block of Atlantic Avenue, according to police.
LBFD personnel took the teen to a local hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his upper body, according to authorities. Police said his wound was not considered life-threatening.
The motive, circumstances and suspect information for the shooting are all under investigation, police said.
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