On April 5, 2014, at about 9:07 PM, two men were shot in the 2300 block of Eucalyptus Avenue in Long Beach. Herbert Shephard, 51, of Los Angeles, was critically wounded in that shooting and died from his injuries on April 8, 2014. The other victim survived with non-life-threatening wounds.

Shephard was visiting a friend in Long Beach while recovering from surgery and was not a Long Beach resident. Investigators have said the attack may have involved mistaken identity. Witness descriptions of two suspects have been broad: one a tall, thin Black male with a medium afro and the other a tall, thin Black male with short hair. The Long Beach Police Department has canvassed the area multiple times but the case remains open and unsolved.

If anyone has information about the April 5 shooting or remembers seeing those men in the Eucalyptus Avenue area that night, please contact the Long Beach Police Department.