Jacqueline Glasby, a 57-year-old woman from Ontario, California, was tragically killed on May 18, 2019, in Long Beach, California. The incident occurred around 12:40 a.m. near the West Cocktail Lounge on the 1600 block of West Pacific Coast Highway. Glasby was attending a vigil for a recently deceased individual when gunfire erupted in the parking lot. The Long Beach Police Department responded to the scene after hearing gunshots and discovered that six people had been shot, including Glasby.
She was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:02 a.m. by the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
The shooting resulted in five other individuals being wounded, with three sustaining non-life-threatening injuries and two others in critical but stable condition. The police have not yet determined the number of shooters involved in the incident. The investigation is ongoing, with detectives interviewing witnesses and following up on leads to identify the suspects. As of now, no arrests have been made, and the authorities are urging anyone with information to come forward.
Jacqueline Glasby's death has left her family and community in mourning. Her daughter-in-law, Sabrina Neely, expressed the family's grief, stating that Glasby was an important figure in their lives and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Long Beach Police Department continues to seek information from the public to help solve this case and bring justice to Glasby's family.
