A man recalls the terrifying moment he was beaten and robbed while working at his family’s taco truck in Long Beach — the second time they’ve now been targeted. The victim, Erick Flores, was working at the Los Bros Tacos truck located on Junipero Avenue and 7th Street when two suspects suddenly approached him on Thursday, May 2. “They crossed the street and came walking up,” Flores recalled.  One male suspect was wearing a black hoodie and the other was wearing a red hoodie as Flores, who worked as a cashier in front of the food truck, spotted them. As the man in the black hoodie began or ..read more

A Long Beach man has been arrested in connection with the murder of another Long Beach man just days before Christmas 2023. On Dec. 21, 2023, 28-year-old Ismael Cuevas was shot and killed in the 200 block of Eagle Street, the Long Beach Police Department said in a news release. Another man was also shot, though he sustained a none-life-threatening injury to what police called "an extremity ..read more

City officials declared a public health emergency Thursday after a tuberculosis outbreak left one person dead and nine others hospitalized. Health officials said the outbreak stemmed from a group of people who stayed together at a Long Beach hotel room. As of April 29, 14 cases of tuberculosis (TB) are associated with this outbreak — nine of them required hospitalization and one case was fatal. Investigators said around 170 people have likely been exposed to the illness. Health officials are in contact with any guests or individuals who were at the hotel during the time the infected people wer ..read more

The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public's help in solving the murder of a 17-year-old girl last month. Briana Soto was fatally shot on March 26 around 8:30 p.m. near the intersection of 11th Street and Lewis Avenue, police said in the days following the attack. Police said Soto was speaking with her mother on the phone as she was walking home after working at McDonald’s. She was just steps away from her house on E. 11th St. near Lewis Avenue when the suspect shot her. The teen's family heard the gunshots outside. Soto was rushed to the hospital where she died three days later ..read more

Long Beach police arrested two men on Friday that they say are responsible for the March death of a 54-year-old man. The Long Beach Fire Department initially responded to reports of a structure fire on the 5300 block of Pine Avenue around 6:30 a.m. on March 13. Firefighters found the body of a man inside the home while knocking down the fire, though the cause of death was initially undetermined. The man was identified as 54-year-old Long Beach resident Willie Smith. His death was later ruled a homicide, though police didn't share how he was killed ..read more

A Long Beach man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on Sunday. Ahmed Mahmoud, 41, was arrested Monday and booked on five counts: Murder Assault with a deadly weapon Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Illegal possession of ammunition Evading arrest According to the Long Beach Police Department, Mahmoud was the shooter who killed 30-year-old Long Beach resident Nelson Martinez Gonzalez in the 1600 block of Gaviota Avenue at 8:46 p.m. on Sunday. Gonzalez was found suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body and was declared dead at a local hospital ..read more

Loved ones are devastated after a beloved father and Army veteran was shot and killed outside of his Long Beach home. The shooting happened Thursday on the 600 block of East 61st Street at around 6:44 p.m., according to the Long Beach Police Department. Mario Morales-Moreno, 51, was doing yard work outside his home when a stray bullet fatally struck him. Shirin Senegal, whose office is located across from the victim's home, recalls the terrifying ordeal. "I saw the [victim] working outside in his yard and as soon as I opened the door to the office, I heard at least five to seven gunshots," she ..read more

One man is dead and another has been hospitalized after a double shooting in Long Beach Thursday evening. The shooting was reported at about 6:45 p.m. in the 600 block of 61st Street, the Long Beach Police Department said in a statement. At the scene, one man was found suffering from gunshot wounds to his lower body, and he was taken to a local hospital for treatment. He is currently in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds, police said. A second man who had been shot in his upper body was declared dead at the scene. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing ..read more

A man could be sentenced to life in prison if he's convicted on charges he burglarized six homes in Long Beach in 2023 and 2024. David Lee Silver, 48, faces six counts of first-degree residential burglary for incidents between Aug. 1, 2023, and March 13, 2024, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said in a news release. Officials did not detail the specific incidents to which Silver has been connected. “For nearly a year, the Long Beach community has been shaken by these residential burglaries,” District Attorney George Gascón said in the release. “No one should have to endure the ..read more

A hit-and-run driver crashed into a fire hydrant and power pole in Long Beach early Sunday morning in a rollover collision, according to authorities. The crash was reported just before 1 a.m. in the area of Spring Street & Temple Avenue. Police arrived to find a white Land Rover that had rolled over and sheared a fire hydrant. The hydrant sprayed water more than 20 feet into the air and took firefighters about 20 minutes to shut off. No one was at the scene when authorities arrived. There was no word on any potential suspects as of Sunday morning ..read more