Authorities have arrested a fifth person in connection with the killing of a Long Beach veteran two weeks ago.
On April 4, officers responded to a report of a shooting on 61st Street and found Mario Morales-Moreno, a 51-year-old Long Beach resident, dead at the scene, according to a press release from the Long Beach Police Department. Morales-Moreno was a veteran of the United States Army.
Police said they also found a second man with a gunshot wound. The man was hospitalized in stable condition; his name and current condition have not been released.
Last week detectives arrested four men on suspicion of murder and firearms offences. Police identified them as Taylor Byron Woods, 20, of Bellflower; Tyrell Deshawn Louden, 20, of Indio; Jordan Omarion Stokes, 28, of Long Beach; and Semaj Lamar Obrien, 21, of Long Beach. Bail for each was set at $2 million.
On Tuesday, detectives arrested Long Beach resident Jamie Tucker, 20. She was booked into custody on suspicion of murder and four counts of attempted murder, and her bail was set at $8 million.
Officers recovered firearms during the arrests and then executed search warrants in Long Beach, Indio and Bellflower, according to the release. Authorities also said the shootings appear to be gang-related, but the investigation is ongoing.
“Gang-related violence has no place in any part of our city, and this callous criminal act has forever changed the lives of Mr. Moreno’s family,” Police Chief Wally Hebeish said in the release. .
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