Omar Sherrieff Akers, 33, a Long Beach resident who was experiencing homelessness, died on December 7, 2021, from wounds sustained in a shooting on November 29, 2021. The shooting occurred near Gumbiner Park and the Museum of Latin American Art, where officers found him with gunshot wounds to his upper body. First responders performed life-saving measures and he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition before he later died.

Long Beach Police Department investigators say an unknown suspect or suspects approached Akers in the park and opened fire, then fled the scene in an unknown direction. Detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them or submit an anonymous tip through LA Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Omar, saw activity near Gumbiner Park on November 29, 2021, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.