LBPD Arrests Transient On Suspicion Of Shooting Murder (1700 block Pine) Of Woman Police Say He Didn't Know</small>

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LBPD Arrests Transient On Suspicion Of Shooting Murder Of Woman (1700 block Pine) Police Say He Didn't Know

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(July 18, 2021, 11:45 a.m) -- LBPD has arrested a 45 year old transient on suspicion of the shooting murder (July 15, 1700 block Pine Ave., CD 1/Zendejas) of a 44 year old Long Beach woman police say he didn't know.

"At this point in the investigation, detectives believe Williams and Ford were not known to one another when they became involved in the dispute which led to the shooting," LBPD says in a July 18 release.

In the release, LBPD says that on July 17, its Special Investigations Detectives located and arrested Nathaniel Ford, 45, an individual it describes as "experiencing homelessness in Long Beach."

[LBPD release text] Ford was arrested during a traffic stop in the 1400 block of Pacific Avenue after Homicide detectives collected evidence of his involvement in the July 15, 2021 shooting death of Dalila Williams.
Following the arrest, detectives responded to a residence associated with Ford in the 1700 block of E 61st Street in the City of Los Angeles where a firearm and various other evidence was collected. The firearm will be sent to the Long Beach Police Department’s Forensic Science Services Division where it will undergo ballistic testing to compare it with evidence collected at the scene of the murder.
Ford was booked on one count of [suspicion of] murder and is being held in the Long Beach City Jail on $2,000,000 bail.
At this point in the investigation, detectives believe Williams and Ford were not known to one another when they became involved in the dispute which led to the shooting. Detectives anticipate presenting their case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office early next week for filing consideration...

LASD's online inmate locator identifies an individual with a middle name and date of birth that match arrestee Ford and indicate he has had at least two previous encounters with police and the judicial system.

Following an August 27, 2019 LBPD arrest, Mr. Ford was sentenced on August 29, 2019 to 30 days in jail in two misdemeanor cases (specific charges not indicated online) and released Sept. 1 with an indication of "short sentence/release."

On Sept. 15, 2019, LASD's Palmdale station booked Mr. Ford on a charge(s) (charge level) not indicated online. He was released on bond on Sept. 28, 2019 with a scheduled court date of Oct. 18, 2019, with no record on LASD's website of subsequent proceedings, if any.