Lonnie Long Jr., 57, was shot and killed on August 31, 2020, outside his home on South Gledhill Avenue in Olivehurst, California. He had intervened in a fight between a group of teenagers and was wounded during the altercation. Long was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

The Yuba County Sheriff’s Department responded, and detectives reported that the teenagers involved fled before deputies arrived. Investigators identified the shooter as a 16-year-old boy from nearby Linda. He was later located in East Linda, questioned and arrested on suspicion of homicide, then taken to Juvenile Hall; because of his age, his identity was not released.

The case drew attention for the risks of intervening in violent disputes. Anyone with information about the shooting or who witnessed the events on South Gledhill Avenue the evening of August 31, 2020, is asked to come forward.