Third and Fourth Suspects Arrested in Homeless Man’s Killing in Long Beach

Police say the men were involved in the fatal shooting of a 64-year-old man at an encampment in 2021. The shooting could be gang-related.

Homeless encampments line the Los Angeles River in Long Beach, Calif., on March 1, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Two more men have been arrested in the 2021 killing of a 64-year-old homeless man in Long Beach, Calif., police reported on July 2. Authorities now have four suspects.

Police discovered the victim at a homeless encampment adjacent to Highway 91 in Long Beach at about 8:10 p.m. on Jan. 10, 2021. The man was unresponsive, so officers started performing lifesaving measures, according to police. He was pronounced dead at the scene.