Alejandro Calderon, 52, was shot and killed in Long Beach, California, on March 17, 2025. Officers responded about 3:49 a.m. to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon on the 5400 block of Atlantic Avenue and found Calderon with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was given medical aid and taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

A Hawthorne resident, Calderon was remembered by family as having a vibrant personality and a passion for martial arts, football and music; he is survived by an older sister, a younger brother, and by nieces, nephews and great-nieces or great-nephews. Long Beach homicide detectives identified 24-year-old Malik Cooper of Compton as the primary suspect; Cooper was arrested during a traffic stop in Compton on April 28, 2025, and booked for murder with bail set at $2 million. Authorities have not released a motive and have not said whether Calderon and Cooper knew each other.