UPDATE: LBPD Says Man Murdered Sunday Morning Walnut/11th St. Wasn't A Gang Member; He Was 26 Yr Old From West Covina, Walking Down Street When Someone In Nearby Vehicle Fired At Him.
(Sept. 29, 2014, 4:20 p.m.) -- Following up on a fatal shooting LBREPORT.com reported yesterday, LBPD today (Sept. 29) issued a release stating that the victim of Sunday morning's murder (Sept. 28) in the Walnut/11th St. area (south of Anaheim St. corridor between Cherry and Orange Aves.) wasn't a gang member. He was Guillermo Iturralde, 26, of West Covina, and police say he was walking down the street when someone in a nearby vehicle fired at him, and then fled the scene.
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"The victim was not a gang member and a motive for the shooting is unknown. No suspect information is available at this time and the investigation remains ongoing," says LBPD's release. It asks anyone with information regarding what took place to call LBPD Homicide Detectives Donald Goodman and Mark Mattia. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.
(Sept. 28, 2014, 7:25 a.m.) -- A fatal shooting took place overnight Sunday (Sept. 28) in the 1100 block of Walnut Ave. (south of the Anaheim St. corridor midway between Cherry and Orange Aves.)
Initial information is sketchy. LBPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Brad Johnson tells LBREPORT.com that at about 1:25 a.m., offiers were dispatched to the area of Walnut Ave./11th St. regarding a shots call. On arrival, officers found a male victim [no age info at this point] suffering from a gunshot wound. LBFD paramedics pronounced him deceased at the scene...and as of dawn there's no one in custody, PIO Johnson says.
We'll update this story as we learn more.
It was the second weekend shooting in Long Beach within about four hours. At about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night (Sept. 27), a man was shot and wounded roughly eight blocks due north of Long Beach City Hall in LB's downtown-adjacent Willmore City neighborhood. [LBREPORT.com coverage here.]
