Long Beach police pulled in local and state agencies in an attempt to crack down on Second Street bars after a deadly shooting in October that sparked an outcry for tighter enforcement.
During a Belmont Shore residents meeting Thursday, Long Beach Police Department East Division Commander Shaleana Benson told a room of roughly 30 locals that she requested help from the Long Beach Fire Department and the state’s Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in the aftermath of the Oct. 25 shooting that killed 32-year-old Jeremy Spears.
The shooting stemmed from an altercation at one of the popular nightlight district’s bars, police said. Two people were arrested in connection with the shooting after fleeing the scene in a car, but the shooting left nearby residents on edge. It was the third killing on or around Second Street since early 2024…