Ali Darren Muhammad Azim, 38, was shot and killed in Long Beach in the early morning of July 31, 2026. Officers responded to a report of a shooting at about 1:00 a.m. in the 700 block of Magnolia Avenue and found Azim in an alley with a gunshot wound to his torso. First aid by officers and paramedics did not prevent him from being pronounced dead at the scene. The shooter or shooters had left before police arrived.

Long Beach homicide detectives identified 29-year-old Lefulefu Kaio Pasa Jr. as a suspect. On August 5, 2026, the LBPD Special Weapons and Tactics team executed a search warrant at a residence in the 600 block of Cedar Avenue and arrested Pasa Jr. without incident. He was booked on a murder charge with bail set at $2,000,000 and the case was to be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration. Motive and the precise circumstances of the shooting remain under investigation.

Does anyone have information about Ali Azim, his activities that night, or the area around Magnolia Avenue that could help investigators?