On the night of July 1, 2024, at about 9:51 p.m., Long Beach police responded to reports of a shooting near Long Beach Boulevard and Victoria Street and found 39-year-old Long Beach resident Vernont Murray on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Officers and Long Beach Fire Department personnel provided medical aid and transported Murray to a local hospital, where he later died. The suspects had fled before police arrived and the motive was not clear.

Homicide detectives later identified two suspects: 21-year-old Damion Joseph Jr. of Palmdale and 23-year-old Eric Calvin of Lancaster. On September 5, 2024, detectives executed search warrants; Joseph was arrested in Lancaster and booked on one count of murder, held on $2 million bail. Calvin was located and arrested in New Mexico and is awaiting extradition. Items of evidence were recovered from both residences and the investigation into motive and circumstances remains ongoing.

Does anyone have information about Murray, his movements that night, or the area around Long Beach Boulevard and Victoria Street?