Fourth Shooting + Bullet Hit Pizzeria + Minivan Impounded at Race

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know around town today.

We missed a shooting! Also, one of the shootings sent a bullet into a pizza restaurant. Finally, the police impounded a minivan during a recent illegal street race. (Somebody has to explain to mom why the grocery getter isn’t in the garage.)

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 77 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1. Update: There were four, not three, shootings in the last few days. The one we missed was a woman who was struck by gunfire in the area of Walnut and 11th. It happened Friday. This makes four shootings in two days. (LBReport)
2. Update: Remember the shooting at 7th Street and Dawson Avenue on Friday? Apparently, a verbal dispute escalated into gunfire. What we didn’t know was that the nearby pizza shop was struck by gunfire, too. The bullet traveled through the area where customers typically stand by the cash register. Nobody was hit because “customers were seated on the bench waiting for their food.” (LB Post)
3. The LBPD interrupted an illegal street race and issued 28 citations, impounded a minivan and a Honda Civic, and arrested a driver for “illegally transporting a firearm.” (@LongBeachPD.CA)
4. The LBFD was on hand for the LB Container Terminal’s fireworks show in the Port of LB. They assisted with vessel traffic. (There is no word yet on how the elegant terns reacted.) (@LBFD)
5. Mayor Robert Garcia dedicated the Doris Topsy-Elvord Community Center at Houghton Park. (@LongBeachMayor)

Today in Long Beach

• Men’s Monday Morning Prayer at Cornerstone Church, 1000 North Studebaker Road. (8AM to 9AM)
• Cesar Chavez Park Summer Camp for kids from 5 to 13 years old, August 23 to 27, 2760 N. Studebaker Road. (9 AM to 4 PM)
• Random Tribal Gathering at the Colorado Lagoon, 5059 East Colorado Street. (11 AM)
• Mezcal Mondays at Mezcalero Long Beach, 525 East Broadway. (3 PM)
• Monday Trivia Night at the Auld Dubliner, 71 South Pine Avenue. (7 PM)

Long Beach Patch Notebook

• Long Beach City: "The deadline to register to vote for the California Gubernatorial Recall Election is Monday, August 30! Don't procrastinate, register today. https://covr.sos.ca.gov/ #LBVotes" (Facebook)

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