Man Stabbed in Belmont Shore at Dinner Hour

A fight between two men at a Belmont Shore restaurant Saturday night left one stabbed and the other arrested, Long Beach Police said.

Readers who witnessed the immediate aftermath told Patch that the victim had been interacting with children inside the Sushi on Fire restaurant at the corner of 2nd Street and Pomona Avenue about 6:30 p.m. 

A reader sent this photo of the victim before paramedics arrived, and police and a bystander came to his aid.

Long Beach police Sgt. Aaron Eaton said early Sunday that the victim, who was not named, had been stabbed in the upper torso and was in critical condition at a hospital. Eaton said the fight was at the Sushi On Fire restaurant in the 5300 block of Second Street.

Suspect Robert Campbell, 30, of Long Beach, was arrested at the scene and booked for suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, Eaton said.

One patron at a nearby restaurant said she and her dining companions could see a lot of people gathering on the sidewalk and ran over to investigate. 
"Apparently a man was bothering some children inside a local Japanese restaurant, the patron said. Both men were outside when a large crowd gathered to see the fellow pictured downed and bleeding from a knife wound.  Police responded within minutes.

"It took approximately 10 minutes for the paramedics to arrive," the Saturday night diner continues. "An unidentified man was holding a pack down on the wound of the assaulted man and policeman also administering assistance until medical assistance arrived and took the wounded man away.

"A suspect was seen handcuffed and placed in back of one of the police units.  The street was blocked off with evidence tape and traffic on 2nd street heading north/west bound was diverted."

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