California police report four stabbings over a nine-hour period in Long Beach

Four stabbings were reported in a nine-hour period this weekend in Long Beach, California, according to police.

Long Beach police said the department has increased its presence in the wake of the stabbings that occurred Saturday evening and early Sunday morning, according to City News Service.

“LBPD will have an additional police presence today, including officers and Neighborhood Safety Bike Team officers, to engage with residents and businesses,” the Long Beach Police Department said in a statement to Fox 11 on Sunday.

The first stabbing happened Saturday around 6:20 p.m. in the 2000 block of East Pacific Coast Highway, where police said an argument led to a fight in which a man was stabbed several times in the upper body. The suspects fled the scene before police arrived.

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Four stabbings were reported in a nine-hour period in Long Beach, California this weekend. (iStock)

The victim was hospitalized and was listed in stable condition.

The next stabbing was reported around 2 a.m. Sunday morning, when officers responded to the 5100 block of Second Street in Belmont Shore after two men were involved in a physical altercation that escalated. The suspect stabbed the victim in the upper body, after which the victim was taken to hospital in critical condition. According to police, the suspect fled before officers arrived.

Another attack occurred at approximately 2:20 a.m., after which officers responded to a local hospital regarding two victims who were admitted to the facility for stab wounds.

The preliminary investigation revealed that two women in the 200 block of Pine Avenue downtown had a physical altercation with another woman who allegedly stabbed each victim in the upper torso. The condition of the two victims was stable.

The stabbing took place between 6:00 PM on Saturday and 3:00 AM on Sunday. (iStock)

Officers searched the area but were unable to locate a crime scene.

Police said the fourth stabbing was reported around 3 a.m. in the 5100 block of Second Street. Although this was the same location as the second stabbing, police said the two attacks appear to be unrelated.

The victim was outside in a dispute with a group of women that escalated when a female suspect punched the victim before a second female suspect stabbed the victim in the upper body, police said. The victim was transported to a hospital in stable condition.

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Long Beach police said the department has increased its presence in the wake of the stabbings. (Getty Images)

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Information about the suspects and motives for the stabbings is still being investigated.

Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact police.