Juan Manuel Moreno was 40 when he was shot and killed on August 4, 2020, in Long Beach, California. According to the Medical Examiner-Coroner, Moreno was found in an alley near 728 Cerritos Avenue with gunshot wounds to his upper torso; Long Beach Fire Department personnel attempted life-saving measures but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Moreno had been in an altercation with a known suspect before the shooting. Detectives later identified 48-year-old Richard Young of Long Beach as the suspect. On October 5, 2020, officers tried to stop Young during a traffic stop, which led to a short vehicle pursuit that ended when Young’s vehicle hit two other cars. Young fled on foot; detectives saw him running while holding a firearm, he was taken into custody without further incident, and a discarded firearm was recovered and processed. Young was booked on one count of murder and one count of ex-felon in possession of a firearm and held on $2,000,000 bail. The motive has not been established and detectives continued to gather information.

If anyone witnessed Moreno that afternoon near Cerritos Avenue or has information about the altercation with the suspect, please share what is known.