Four Arrested in Gang Shooting That Killed 51-Year-Old Father, an Army Veteran

Neighbors said Mario Morales-Moreno was gardening when he was fatally shot. A wounded man was also found at the scene.

The 600 block of East 61st Street in Long Beach in April 2011. Google Maps/Screenshot via California Insider

Four men were arrested this past week and each charged in the killing of a 51-year-old Army veteran and father of two in a gang-related shooting, the Long Beach Police Department said April 10 in a statement.

Police discovered Mario Morales-Moreno with a gunshot wound to his upper body outside his home on the 600 block of East 61st Street on April 4, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead at the scene.