Mathew Hak, 50, was shot and killed outside his Long Beach home on September 8, 2020, at about 7:00 a.m. Officers responding to reports of shots fired in the area of 10th Street and Cherry Avenue found Hak in the front yard with at least one gunshot wound to the upper torso. Life-saving efforts by officers and Long Beach Fire Department personnel were unsuccessful and Hak was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the suspect, identified as 53-year-old Kontharo Kang, confronted Hak outside the residence and fired, striking Hak and a nearby house; no other injuries were reported. Police linked the shooting’s possible motive to earlier accusations of domestic violence and an assault involving Hak’s relatives that had been reported to Long Beach police on June 10, 2020, and August 4, 2020. Detectives located and arrested Kang later that day at a relative’s residence in the 2800 block of E 63rd Street; Kang was booked on murder charges and held on $2,000,000 bail.

Detectives continued to seek information from the public to aid their investigation. If anyone has relevant information, please contact Homicide Detectives or submit an anonymous tip.