Gerardo Antonio Gonzalez, 39, was shot and killed on the evening of August 12, 2018, in the 600 block of Cedar Avenue in Long Beach. The Long Beach Police Department responded to reports of a shooting about 8:30 p.m.; coroner’s records list him as pronounced dead at the scene at 9:14 p.m. His death followed an altercation that escalated to violence, and the motive remains unclear.

Gonzalez lived in Torrance and was born November 3, 1978, in Riverside. He is survived by his mother Rosa Gonzalez, daughters Victoria, Madelynn, and Pearl Gonzalez, and siblings Rosie, Janet, Magda, Mario, Jose, and Ricky; he was preceded in death by his sister Christina Gonzalez. Detectives Mark Mattia and Donald Goodman are assigned to the investigation, which remains open.

If anyone has information about the events on Cedar Avenue that evening, please contact the Long Beach Police Department.