Jaime Albert Ruiz, a 36-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Nov. 22, in the 1500 block of Magnolia Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 10:55 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area and found Ruiz with wounds to his upper body, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.

Ruiz was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:17 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Investigators believe that Ruiz and two others were outside a home when a man approached them, police said.

A “verbal exchange” occurred, and the man began shooting at Ruiz and the two people he was with. The two others were uninjured.

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Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., a 25-year old, man was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records. 

Poe, a resident of Long Beach, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a  shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people. 

Three men — Poe, Melvin Williams II, 35, of Gardena; and Ricardo Torres, 28, of Inglewood — were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police  Department. 

Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to the hospital, including ...

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Ricardo Torres, a 28-year-old man, was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records. 

Torres, a resident of Inglewood, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a  shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people. 

Three men — Torres; Melvin Williams II, 35, of Gardena; and Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., 25, of Long Beach  —  were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department. 

Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to a hospital ...

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Melvin Williams II, a 35-year-old man, was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records. 

Williams, a resident of Gardena, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a  shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people.

Three men — Williams; Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., 25 of Long Beach; and Ricardo Torres, 28, of Inglewood — were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department. 

Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to a hospital, including the ...

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Manuel Eugenio "Manny" Marquez, a 44-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the 1700 block of Artesia Boulevard in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Marquez, a father and grandfather from Paramount, had just started working at the Bottoms Up Sports Bar earlier that evening to make money for the holidays, owner Suzanne Blevins said during a telephone interview on Oct. 25.

Shortly after midnight, he was shot during a "miniature mass shooting," as Blevins described it, by a first-time customer who had spent the evening at the bar watching the Lakers basketball game and having friendly conversations with her staff and other patrons. 

"This was not gang-related, not a stupid neighborhood fight. It was a man who was angry," said Blevins, who watched the shooting later on surveillance video. "He was African American, but it wasn't racial ...

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Delfon Garnell Kinney Sr., 48, was fatally shot Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the 1700 block of Artesia Boulevard in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Investigators believe Kinney, a resident of Long Beach, shot at least two other people in the Bottoms Up Sports Bar before he was shot by a bar patron and then police officers, according to a Long Beach Police Department news release.  

When SWAT officers entered the bar, they found Kinney lying unresponsive on the ground, holding a firearm, according to the news release. 

Both Kinney and Manuel Eugenio "Manny" Marquez, 44, were pronounced dead at the scene around 12:20 a.m., shortly after the shooting began. 

Investigators don't have a motive for the shooting, according to the release. Family members described Kinney as a loving father and grandfather and a long-time employee of ...

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Marvey Alfaituli, a 54-year-old male, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Reginald Davis, a 57-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Oct. 13, in the 6000 block of Linden Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.

About 7:15 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call of a shooting and found Davis inside an apartment with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to coroner’s records and a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.

Davis was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:30 p.m., according to coroner’s records. 

Investigators believe that an “unknown number of people” left the area right after the shooting and may have information that would prove useful in the investigation.

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Eronald Deas III, an 18-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Oct. 6, near East 69th Way and Muriel Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly after 7 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call of shots fired and found Deas on a sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, according to a news release from the department.

Deas was pronounced dead at 7:18 p.m. at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Police said that Deas was walking north across the intersection of East 69th Way and Muriel Avenue when multiple people walked up to him and fired multiple rounds.

Investigators are trying to determine the motive for the shooting.

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Jordan Michael Griffin, a 18-year-old black male, died Thursday, Sept. 19, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Anthony Eugene Durr, a 41-year-old black man, was fatally stabbed Saturday, Sept. 7, east of Long Beach Boulevard near the 91 Freeway in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Police said that shortly before 5:30 a.m., Durr was walking in a homeless encampment when he got into a dispute with another man, who stabbed him, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.

Durr walked a short distance and collapsed outside an apartment complex in the 200 block of East Artesia Boulevard. 

Paramedics responded and Durr was pronounced dead at the scene. The assailant fled.

Police said the relationship between Durr and the assailant is unknown.

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Dylan Clay Baskins, a 27-year-old white man, died Friday, Sept. 6, two days after he was shot near West Melrose Way and Golden Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.

On Sept. 4 at about 11:05 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call of gunshots heard in the area, according to a news release from the department.

Officers found Baskins with multiple gunshot wounds in a nearby alley. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. 

Baskins was pronounced dead on Sept. 6 at 6:35 p.m., according to coroner’s records. 

Police did not have any additional information about the shooting and said the motive remains unknown. 

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Daniel Siordia, a 35-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Aug. 29, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Johnny Lee Akins, a 49-year-old black male, died Friday, Aug. 23, in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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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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