Authorities have arrested a fifth particular person in reference to the killing of a Lengthy Seashore veteran two weeks in the past.
On April 4, officers responded to a report of a capturing on 61st Road and located Mario Morales-Moreno, a 51-year-old Lengthy Seashore resident, useless on the scene, in response to a Lengthy Seashore Police Division information launch. Morales-Moreno was a veteran of the U.S. Military.
Police mentioned in addition they discovered a second man with gunshot wounds. The person was hospitalized in steady situation; his identify and present situation weren’t launched.
Final week, detectives arrested 4 males on suspicion of homicide and firearms-related offenses. Police recognized them as Taylor Byron Woods, 20, of Bellflower; Tyrell Deshawn Louden, 20, of Indio; Jordan Omarion Stokes, 28, of Lengthy Seashore; and Semaj Lamar Obrien, 21, of Lengthy Seashore. Bail for every was set at $2 million.
On Tuesday, detectives arrested 20-year-old Lengthy Seashore resident Jamie Tucker. She was booked on suspicion of homicide and 4 counts of tried homicide, and her bail was set at $8 million.
Officers recovered firearms through the arrests, then executed search warrants in Lengthy Seashore, Indio and Bellflower, in response to the discharge. Authorities additionally mentioned that the shootings gave the impression to be gang-related however the investigation is ongoing.
“Gang-related violence has no place in any a part of our metropolis, and this callous felony act has ceaselessly modified the lives of Mr. Moreno’s household,” Chief of Police Wally Hebeish mentioned within the launch.
