Corey Banks was 24 when he was shot and killed in Long Beach on the evening of October 15, 2011. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found three men with gunshot wounds near 53rd Street and Atlantic Avenue just before 9:00 PM. Banks was taken to a hospital and later died; a second victim was critically wounded and a third suffered a lower-body gunshot wound and was treated and released.

Authorities characterized the shooting as appearing to be gang-related. No suspects had been arrested immediately after the incident and investigators asked the public for information that could help solve the case.

If anyone has information about what happened near 53rd Street and Atlantic Avenue that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.