Guy Eugene Alford III was 20 when he was shot and killed on September 26, 2018, in Long Beach. He was in the drive-thru lane of a Jack-in-the-Box near 52nd Street and Atlantic Boulevard with friends when a masked, hooded assailant approached the vehicle intending to rob them. A struggle followed after the assailant demanded something from Alford; Alford was shot in the neck and died at the scene.

Investigators later identified the assailant as Edward Jacobs, who was arrested in October 2019 and charged with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon. Prosecutors presented DNA evidence tying Jacobs to a watch found in the drive-thru lane and to material from the victim’s car and Alford’s fingernails; the defense disputed the reliability of that evidence. Jacobs was convicted of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of murder during the commission of a robbery and sentenced to life without parole in November 2021.

Alford had played football at Long Beach City College and was remembered by teammates and the community for his contributions. Does anyone who knew Guy or was in that area that night have information that could add detail to what happened?