A woman was killed and three people were injured in an apparent stabbing spree Monday morning in Long Beach, California, police said.
As officers were at that scene, another stabbing was reported at 6:25 a.m. about a half-mile away, the Long Beach department said.
One of the two was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries; the other was treated at the scene by responding officers, the Long Beach department said.
The housing crisis in Long Beach, where the median home value is north of $700,000, has been worsening.
Roughly 9 in 10 homeless people in the city are from California, the city said.