Lavelle Brandon, 45, of Long Beach died on February 22, 2021, after being shot near 327 E. 25th Street at about 10:45 a.m. Officers found him with gunshot wounds to his upper torso; he was given medical aid, taken to a local hospital, and later died. The Medical Examiner-Coroner listed gunshot wounds as the cause of death.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a dispute among people who knew one another. A 49-year-old woman and a 51-year-old man were also shot that day and self-transported to a hospital. Detectives recovered two firearms at the scene and say the parties had an earlier altercation in a nearby city. The Long Beach Police Department opened a homicide probe and has treated the incident as gang-related; detectives were following leads and asking the public for information.

No arrests have been announced. Does anyone have information about the dispute or saw activity near 327 E. 25th Street that morning?