Long Beach has been fighting a spike in gun violence since late last year, with police pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into increased patrols and operations to take illegal weapons off the streets, but the issue got a renewed focus Saturday night when gunfire rang out at The Pike, wounding three people at the popular shopping center where crowds were packed into stores and restaurants.
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“It’s scary, just to be blunt with you,” Police Chief Robert Luna told camera crews at the scene before pointing out Long Beach is not alone in having gun violence suddenly thrust into the fore.
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