Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., 25, was shot and killed while at a Halloween-themed birthday party on October 29, 2019. The gathering on the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach had about 30 people in the backyard when at least one gunman, dressed in dark clothing with a covered face, opened fire from a rear alley. The attack killed Poe and two others, Melvin Williams II, 35, and Ricardo Torres, 28; nine more guests were wounded. Victims ranged in age from 20 to 49.

Poe had a 3-year-old daughter and was described by his father as a devoted family man who worked setting up display cases for an alcohol distributor. The party host later said he could no longer be in that house because of what happened. Testimony in the investigation identified an alleged organized plan: a Tiny Raskals shot caller, Jeremy Penh, reportedly directed others to ambush the party after believing rivals would be there, and named David Long, Kaylin Thik, and Ryan Sims as the shooters, with Joshua Sam and others serving as drivers and lookouts. The shooters fled in a dark-colored vehicle. No arrests had been made as of November 2019; both Los Angeles County and the city of Long Beach offered a $30,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction.

Does anyone who attended or lived nearby that night have information that could help bring those responsible to justice?