Long Beach
Police Department
Media Relations
400 W. Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-5273
400 W. Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-5273
3/24/2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Release # 2014
Subject:
MURDER
Contact:
Media Relations Detail
(562) 570-5273
(562) 570-5273
On Sunday, March 23, 2014, around 2:55 a.m., Long Beach Police responded to a shots fired call in the area of 6th Street and Long Beach Blvd., which resulted in the death of a male adult.
When officers arrived, they discovered four male adults who appeared to have been struck by gunfire. Thirty-three-year-old Charles Bell of Compton, who sustained a gunshot wound to the torso, was lying in the parking lot of a restaurant and was determined to be deceased at the scene. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics transported the three other victims, in stable condition, to local hospitals.
A motive for the shooting is unknown; however, the preliminary investigation indicated that a male adult suspect attempted to instigate a fight with individuals who were leaving the restaurant and it escalated to a shooting. Suspect(s) fled in a vehicle and remain(s) outstanding.
When officers arrived, they discovered four male adults who appeared to have been struck by gunfire. Thirty-three-year-old Charles Bell of Compton, who sustained a gunshot wound to the torso, was lying in the parking lot of a restaurant and was determined to be deceased at the scene. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics transported the three other victims, in stable condition, to local hospitals.
A motive for the shooting is unknown; however, the preliminary investigation indicated that a male adult suspect attempted to instigate a fight with individuals who were leaving the restaurant and it escalated to a shooting. Suspect(s) fled in a vehicle and remain(s) outstanding.