Long Beach Mourns 12-Year-Old Boy Killed in Shooting

Eric Gregory Brown III (L), shot and killed by unknown suspects while walking down the street in Long Beach, Calif. on May 9, 2023. Screenshot via GoFundMe.com

Police continued their search on May 11 for at least two suspects who fled in a vehicle following a shooting in Long Beach that left a 12-year-old boy dead and a 14-year-old girl wounded.

Officers were sent to the 2200 block of Lewis Avenue, between Martin Luther King Jr. and Orange Avenues, at about 11:30 p.m. on May 9, according to the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD).