On July 18, 2024, at about 3:33 p.m., police responded to a shooting at the Extended Stay America hotel at 4105 E. Willow Street in Long Beach. Officers found 19-year-old Long Beach resident Jai’Quan Henry Granberry with a gunshot wound to the upper body. He was transported to a local hospital by the Long Beach Fire Department but died from his injuries.

Homicide detectives identified a 19-year-old Long Beach resident, Mathew De Diego, as the suspect. Investigators say Granberry and De Diego were friends and had been staying together at the hotel when the shooting occurred. Evidence including a firearm was recovered at the scene and is being processed. The motive remains under investigation.

If anyone has information about this killing, contact Homicide Detectives Michael Hutchinson or Lisette Temblador at (562) 570-7244, or submit an anonymous tip to LA Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or via the P3 Tips app. Does anyone have information about Granberry’s last known movements or who he was staying with at the hotel?