On December 3, 2007, Lawrence Bass, a 46-year-old Black man, was found dead at an apartment complex at 1115 Chestnut Avenue in Long Beach, California. Responding officers and paramedics pronounced him dead shortly after 7:40 a.m.; he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head, neck, and torso. His death was classified as a homicide and investigators say the shooting occurred during a domestic dispute.

Lawrence Bass’s stepfather, 45-year-old Henry Preston Lamar, was arrested on suspicion of murder after the incident. Detectives Dennis Robbins and Dan Mendoza were assigned to the investigation, and the Long Beach Police Department asked anyone with information to come forward. A memorial service for Bass was held December 12, 2007, at the Full Gospel Church in Bellflower.

If anyone knew Bass, Lamar, or was in the area that morning and has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known.