Tasi Malaki, a 45-year-old man of Samoan descent, died Sunday, Aug. 11 after he was shot in the 400 block of West Willow Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County  Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. 

Malaki, a Long Beach-based reggae and hip-hop artist known as Toko Tasi, was shot following a dispute near West Willow Street and Eucalyptus Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:13 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds. 

Friends told  KTLA5 that Malaki was attending a high school reunion when he was shot.

“We heard the gunshots,” Audra Viscidi told KTLA during a vigil for Malaki the following evening. “Before that, we were all just inside laughing and hugging each other, and saying ‘I love you’ and catching up.”

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Jerrimiyah Domonique Davis, a 23-year-old black male, died Friday, Aug. 2, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Dimas Penaloa Quiroz, a 28-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Sunday, July 21, in the 1200 block of Molina Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Long Beach Police officers were called to the neighborhood of apartments and homes around 2 a.m. regarding a man with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to a department news release. 

The man later identified as Quiroz, a resident of Long Beach, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:03 a.m., according to coroner's records. 

Investigators learned that Quiroz got into an argument with at least one other man, which led to the shooting, according to the release. The shooter reportedly fled on foot.

The motive of the shooting is not known, according to the release, but investigators believe it may be gang related. 

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Genoveva Robles Rivera, also known as Genoveva Rivera Robles, a 59-year-old Latina, was fatally shot on Saturday, July 20, in the 1100 block of East 10th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.  

Rivera was in her home shortly before 11 p.m. when she was struck by gunfire that originated outside, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department. 

Investigators believe someone was firing their gun on the street at the corner of East 10th Street and Cerritos Avenue, and that neither Rivera nor her home was the intended target, according to the release. 

Rivera was struck at least once in the upper torso and taken to a  hospital where she was pronounced dead at 11:22 p.m., according to coroner records. 

"This was a reckless display of criminal behavior," Chief Robert Luna said in the ...

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 Nancy Romero, a 46-year-old Latina, was fatally shot on Thursday, July 11, in the 300 block of Magnolia Boulevard in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Long Beach Police investigators were called to the scene shortly before 8 am. regarding a woman lying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds near the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, according to a department news release.

The woman, later identified as Romero, was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at 8:29 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as gunshot wounds to the back. 

The Long Beach Post quoted residents as saying that Romero often took walks in the neighborhood. A small memorial at the shooting site included a note on a bouquet of flowers that called Romero "one of the kindest persons in the whole world, rest in peace." The ...

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 Ruben Martin Lopez Becerra, a 25-year-old Latino, died on Monday, July 1, after he was shot in the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.

Lopez Becerra was driving south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue around 8:40 p.m. with a friend and family member, according to Long Beach Police spokeswoman Shaunna Dandoy; a 19-year-old male in the front seat and an 18-year-old female in the rear.

Investigators believe Lopez Becerra got into an argument with a group of men who were sitting  near 12th Street, and the men fired several shots toward the car, according to the department news release. 

Lopez Becerra was struck in the upper torso and drove himself to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:53 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was ...

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Devaris D Watson, a 29-year-old black male, died Wednesday, June 5, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Kevin Williams, a 32-year-old black male, died Wednesday, June 5, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Antonio Macias, a 39-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, May 30, in the 2300 block of Elm Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

Shortly before 10 p.m., officers were called to the area for a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.

When officers arrived, they discovered Macias in the street with a gunshot wound to the upper body, police said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Police did not release a suspect description, and the circumstances leading to the shooting are unclear.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (562) 570-7244. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.

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Jacqueline H. Glasby, a 57-year-old black woman, was shot and killed Saturday, May 18, in the 1600 block of West Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 12:40 a.m., an officer from the Long Beach Police Department was in the area when he heard gunshots, and went to the area.

Officers discovered that six people — three men and three women — had been shot near the West Cocktail Lounge, according to news reports and a statement from the department.

Glasby, of Ontario, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:02 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Long Beach homicide detectives believe that the shooting occurred in the parking lot of a business. People had gathered for a vigil for someone who had recently died, police said.

A woman told KTLA-TV Channel 5 that Glasby was her mother-in-law. 

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Rosa Elena Hernandez, a 63-year-old Latina, died Monday, May 13, after she was beaten in the 3100 block of East 64th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 12:30 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to a news release from the department.

Officers discovered Hernandez with “significant injuries” to her upper body and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner’s records show that Hernandez died of blunt force trauma to the head.

Investigators said a man assaulted Hernandez as she walked down the sidewalk. They said he picked up an electric Bird scooter and used it to bludgeon her.

Police identified the attacker as Amad Rashad Redding, a 27-year-old black man, who was arrested on suspicion of murder four hours after the incident, according to ...

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Sena Khim, a 37-year-old Asian woman, was found dead Tuesday, May 7, in the 600 block of East 10th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

Officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call of “unknown trouble” about 7:30 a.m. and found Khim with blunt force trauma to the upper body, according to a news release from the department.

Khim was pronounced dead at 7:49 a.m. at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Investigators determined that Khim was physically assaulted by her boyfriend, identified by police as Soeun Sam, a 59-year-old Asian man, police said.

Sam was arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene.

Sam has been charged with one count of murder with the allegation that he used a wooden bar as a deadly and dangerous weapon, according to the Los Angeles County district ...

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Blanca Estela Dominguez, a 43-year-old Latina, was fatally stabbed Sunday, March 31, in the 600 block of West 14th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.

About 3:20 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department were called to a residence after family members discovered the bodies of Dominguez and her husband, 38-year-old Oscar Montoya, according to a news release from the department.

Dominguez was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:21 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Investigators believe that Montoya stabbed Dominguez then fatally shot himself. Police recovered two guns and a knife. There wasn't a record of domestic violence between the couple, police said.

Family members went to the home because they were “concerned for their well-being based on recent communication” from the couple, police said in a statement.The couple did not have any children ...

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Landis Chase Lim, a 17-year-old Asian boy, was fatally shot on Thursday, Feb. 28, in the 1000 block of East 11th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records. 

Landis was in a garage facing an alley behind East 11th Street around 5:15 p.m. when a light-colored four-door sedan drove into the alley, heading east, and someone inside began shooting into the garage, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department. 

The gunfire struck Landis and a 34-year-old woman who was also in the garage, according to the news release. 

When officers arrived, they found Landis in the alley with a gunshot wound in his upper torso. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:35 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound ...

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 Terrell Anthony Bryant, a 33-year-old black man, was fatally shot on Sunday, Feb. 24, in the 1500 block of East Artesia Boulevard in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Long Beach Police officers were called to Bryant's apartment around 12:30 a.m. after neighbors reported hearing gunshots, according to a department news release. 

When officers arrived, they found Bryant in his apartment with gunshot wounds in the upper torso. Paramedics were unable to revive him, and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:59 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds. 

Investigators also found a gun in the apartment, according to the release. 

A short time after officers arrived they arrested Bryant's roommate, Zaire Aram El, a 23-year-old black man, on suspicion of murder and an outstanding ...

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