Omar Shaeed Brown, 19

Omar Brown, a 19-year-old black man, was fatally shot Saturday, Sept. 25, near Martin Luther King Avenue and East 10th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officers responded to a call of shots fired about 1:30 p.m., according to a Long Beach Police Department news release.

When authorities arrived, they discovered Brown shot several times in the torso. He was taken to a hospital where he died 30 minutes later, according to coroner's records.

During the preliminary investigation, officers learned that Brown was standing outside a home in the 1000 block of East 10th Street when someone walked by and shot him several times. The shooter fled the area in an unknown direction.

The incident is being investigated as possibly gang-related, police said.

Anyone with information about Brown's death is asked to contact Dets. Hugo Cortes or Peter Lackovic at (562) 570-7244. To send an anonymous tip, one can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

-- Sarah Ardalani