Kevin Magana, a 30-year-old resident of Long Beach, California, was found unresponsive off the roadway near 49th Street and Del Amo Boulevard in the early morning hours of December 20, 2022. Long Beach police and firefighters responded around 5:13 a.m.; Magana was pronounced dead at the scene after initial reports described an upper body injury. The Los Angeles County Coroner later ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head and the death was classified as a homicide.

Homicide detectives from the Long Beach Police Department opened an investigation. On January 9, 2023, detectives from the Special Investigations Division and Coordinated Response Team officers arrested 33-year-old Long Beach resident Seth Gomes near the 3800 block of Long Beach Boulevard; he was booked on one count of murder and held on $2,000,000 bail. Motive remains unclear and detectives have presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration. Authorities ask anyone with information to contact investigators or submit anonymous tips through LA Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the Long Beach area see activity near Del Amo Boulevard around that morning or know more about Magana’s movements before he was found?