Rudolph Anthony Lopez, 68, was shot to death in the driveway of a home in the 2000 block of East Harding Street in Long Beach before dawn on Thursday, May 29, 2025. Officers arrived about 5:15–5:17 a.m., found him with gunshot wounds to the upper body, and fire personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner later listed the manner of death as homicide and the cause as gunshot wounds to the head.

Detectives learned of a man in apparent mental distress near 49th Street and Del Amo Boulevard who, when contacted by officers, made statements connecting himself to the shooting. Investigators identified the man as 24-year-old Long Beach resident Garrett Remillard and arrested him; he was booked on suspicion of murder with bail set at $2,000,000. Preliminary findings indicated Remillard and Lopez knew one another, though a clear motive had not been established at that time.

If anyone has information about Rudolph Anthony Lopez, his movements before dawn on May 29, 2025, or contacts between Lopez and Garrett Remillard, please come forward.