Long Beach
Police Department

  
Photo 1: suspect vehicle 
Photo 2: suspect #1

Photos 3&4: suspect #2

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VIDEO OF INCIDENT

The Long Beach Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying two male suspects involved in an armed robbery of a local street vendor.

On June 29, 2020, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Locust Avenue regarding a battery that was later determined to be an armed robbery.

Upon arrival, officers located a male adult victim who had suffered blunt force trauma to his upper torso as a result of being physically assaulted. The Long Beach Fire Department arrived on scene and treated the victim.

Preliminary investigation revealed the local street vendor was punched, struck with a firearm, threatened, and robbed. During the assault, one of the suspects brandished a firearm at individuals attempting to intervene. The suspects then fled the scene in a tan colored Mercedes-Benz coupe. The reported loss was cash and a cellphone.

Detectives are releasing video surveillance footage of the suspects, hoping someone will recognize them and come forward. The suspects are described as follows:

Suspect #1
Race: Black
Age: 20-25 years of age
Physical Descriptions: 5’06” in height and medium build
Clothing: black hoodie and khaki pants

Suspect #2
Race: Black
Age: 20-25 years of age
Physical Descriptions: 5’06” in height and thin build
Clothing: gray sweater and blue light pants
Weapon: black handgun with an extended magazine

Anyone with any information regarding the incident is urged to contact LBPD Robbery Detective Eric Hubbard at (562) 570-7464. 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 or Google Play), or by visiting www.crimestoppers.org.