10/25/2025
LBPD Press Release about the homicide we posted early this morning:
MURDER INVESTIGATION – 100 BLOCK OF LA VERNE AVENUE
Homicide detectives are investigating an Oct. 25, 2025 murder of a male adult victim in the 100 block of La Verne Avenue.
At approximately 1:39 a.m., officers responded to the 100 block of La Verne Avenue regarding a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a male adult victim who had been struck by gunfire. Officers rendered medical aid until the arrival of Long Beach Fire Department personnel, however, the victim was determined deceased at the scene.
The preliminary investigation indicates a group of subjects got into an altercation, related to an incident that started at a local bar earlier in the evening. During the altercation, which occurred outside in the 100 block of La Verne Avenue, a male adult suspect produced a firearm and shot the victim. The suspect then fled the scene in a vehicle.
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Homicide Detectives Reyes and Temblador at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to your smartphone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or by visiting www.LACrimeStoppers.org.