On June 19, 2024, at about 6:32 p.m. Long Beach police responded to reports of a person down near Anaheim Street and Ohio Avenue and found 38-year-old Long Beach resident Josue Manuel Matos with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Officers provided aid until fire department personnel transported Matos to a local hospital, where he died of his injuries.

Homicide detectives identified a 25-year-old Long Beach resident, Aaron Garcia, as the suspect. On June 25, while assisting the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department with an eviction in the 400 block of Cerritos Avenue, officers located and arrested Garcia inside the residence. He was booked at Long Beach City Jail for murder and a probation violation and is being held without bail. Detectives say Matos and Garcia were engaged in a conversation before Garcia allegedly shot Matos; whether they knew each other and the motive remain under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Detectives Oscar Valenzuela or Leticia Gamboa at (562) 570-7244.