On the night of July 31, 2025, 27-year-old Rickie Taylor, a Black man from Long Beach, was shot in the Coolidge Park area near Long Beach Boulevard and Bort Street at about 11:15 p.m. Officers located Taylor with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body; Long Beach Fire Department paramedics transported him to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. Authorities publicly identified him as Rickie Taylor, 27.

Initial statements said the circumstances leading up to the shooting were unknown and detectives asked the public for tips. Within days homicide detectives identified a suspect: on August 1, 2025, police arrested 39-year-old Sean Richson of Los Angeles and booked him on suspicion of murder with bail set at $2,000,000. Investigators described the men as acquaintances and said an interaction involving a family matter escalated into the shooting. Prosecutors later filed weapons-related charges on August 5, 2025; police continued to say Richson had been booked on suspicion of murder. No further details about the alleged family-related interaction or other possible suspects have been released.

If anyone knew Rickie Taylor or has information about what happened that night, please share what can help the investigation.