3 Teens Shot On Same Long Beach Block In 17 Days

LONG BEACH, CA — Two teenagers were hospitalized after they were shot Saturday night in Long Beach, marking the second shooting involving juveniles on the same block in less than three weeks.

Long Beach Police Department officers responded at about 9:13 p.m. Saturday to the 1900 block of Lemon Avenue following reports of a shooting, according to CBS Los Angeles.

Officers found a teenage boy and girl suffering from gunshot wounds. Long Beach Fire Department personnel transported both victims to local hospitals.

LBPD Public Information Officer Eric Stachura confirmed to Patch Monday that the male victim was transported in critical but stable condition. Police had no update on his medical condition as of Monday morning.

"Both victims were teenagers. The male victim was transported in critical, but stable condition. There are no updates regarding medical condition," Stachura told Patch in an email.

Police have not publicly identified a suspect or said what may have led to the shooting. "The motive and suspect information are under investigation. The investigation is ongoing," Stachura said.

3 Teens Shot On Same Block

Saturday's shooting came 17 days after a 17-year-old girl was wounded in another shooting on the same block of Lemon Avenue. At about 5:51 p.m. Sept. 9, LBPD officers responded to the 1900 block of Lemon Avenue and found the girl suffering from a gunshot wound to her lower body, as previously reported by Patch.

Long Beach Fire Department personnel transported her to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life threatening. Police did not identify a suspect or determine a motive in that shooting, although LBPD said the incident was considered possibly gang related.

Sgt. Bradford Stein, an LBPD public information officer, told Patch two days after the shooting that no additional details were available and that the investigation remained active.

The two incidents mean three teenagers have been shot on the 1900 block of Lemon Avenue since Sept. 9. Police have not said the shootings are connected. The investigation into Saturday's shooting remains ongoing.

This article has been updated to include new information from the Long Beach Police Department.