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Suspects Sought in Apparent Stray-Bullet Death of Long Beach Street Vendor

The victim is identified by local reports as Yener Ramirez, a well-known seller whom neighborhood residents referred to as ‘The Corn Guy.’
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Suspects Sought in Apparent Stray-Bullet Death of Long Beach Street Vendor
The 100 block of East Eagle Street in Long Beach in February 2022. Google Maps/Screenshot via California Insider
Jill McLaughlin
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Long Beach police are searching for suspects in the death of a street vendor after he was apparently struck by a stray bullet March 20.

Police say the vendor was killed at about 4:05 p.m. Wednesday on the 100 block of East Eagle Street. Officers responded to the location after receiving several reports of gunshots in the area.

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