After the first homicide reported in the Belmont Shore neighborhood of Long Beach in 2025 was recorded early Saturday morning, the city’s mayor issued a strong statement vowing to hold late-night establishments in the area accountable for “growing disorder.”
At about 1:39 a.m. Saturday, officers with the Long Beach Police Department responded to reports of a shooting around the 100 block of La Verne Avenue. Upon arrival, they found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, the department said in a news release.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. He’s yet to be identified publicly…