Byron Scottie Miller, 51, of Buena Park was shot near 327 E. 25th Street in Long Beach and died of his wounds on March 21, 2021. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records list the shooting following a confrontation that began after a February 22, 2021 dispute escalated into a physical assault involving people known to Miller.

Miller and a 49-year-old woman went to a residence on E. 25th Street to confront one of the persons involved in that earlier assault. Gunfire was exchanged during the confrontation; Miller and 45-year-old Long Beach resident Lavelle Brandon were killed and the 49-year-old woman was wounded. Detectives say the original dispute was gang-related, the people involved in the February 22 incident were not at the scene of the shooting, and two firearms were recovered.

The Long Beach Police Department is treating the deaths as a murder investigation and is actively investigating the roles of each person involved. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact investigators.