Scary Headline O' Yer Mornin': 'Long Beach murder rate spikes 54 percent'

Normally we’re not in the news business. We’re in the news of the news business. But the Long Beach Press-Telegram has a headline in today’s paper that sure seems like it’s worth paying attention to.

That’s a whole lotta percent!

Even more interesting, from the story:

Statistics obtained by the Press-Telegram show that as of Tuesday the city had logged 162 shootings this year, 72 of which were believed to be gang-related. That is compared with 117 shootings during the same time period last year, 64 of which were gang-related, said Sgt.

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