Lawrence Lee Casados, 47, of Los Alamitos, was shot and killed on April 4, 2015, in Long Beach. The shooting occurred about 10:53 p.m. in the 2700 block of East South Street, where Casados was socializing in an alleyway when an unknown assailant approached on foot and opened fire. He was found lying on the street and pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators described the shooting as a targeted attack. Detectives later arrested several people in connection with the case: on April 23, 2015, 29-year-old Derrick Kujuan Murphy was arrested in Palmdale and charged with murder, gang allegations, and personal use of a firearm; on April 28, 2015, 26-year-old Murray Terry McCrea was arrested in Victorville and charged with murder, gang allegations, and being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm; 28-year-old Donte Dumount Lee was arrested in Apple Valley and charged as an accessory after the fact; and on April 30, 2015, 28-year-old Dominic Jermaine Dixon was arrested in Compton and charged with murder, gang allegations, and personal use of a firearm. Bail was set at $2,000,000 for Murphy, McCrea, and Dixon, and $500,000 for Lee.

Anyone with information that could help the ongoing investigation into Casados’ killing is asked to come forward.