James Withers Jr., a 20-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Feb. 7, in the 2300 block of Vuelta Grande Avenue in Long Beach, authorities said.
Withers, of Lakewood, was shot shortly after 1 a.m. in the residential neighborhood, a few blocks west of El Dorado Park golf course, according to Long Beach police.
Withers was hit in the upper body and pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact Long Beach homicide detectives at (562) 570-7244.
-- Rich Connell