On May 8, 2024, at about 12:10 a.m., officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 800 block of Atlantic Avenue in Long Beach and found 28-year-old Long Beach resident Tyrone Parks III suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Parks was pronounced dead at the scene despite immediate medical aid.

Homicide detectives identified 29-year-old Temecula resident Xabian Che Brown as the primary suspect after determining Parks and Brown were acquainted and had a dispute that escalated into the fatal shooting. Brown was arrested on May 15, 2024, in Temecula and booked into Long Beach City Jail on murder and related weapons charges; bail was set at $2 million. The exact motive remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Detectives Sean Magee or Juan Carlos Reyes at (562) 570-7244 or submit an anonymous tip to LA Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or www.LACrimeStoppers.org. Has anyone seen activity in the 800 block of Atlantic Avenue around that time?