Nelson Alexis Martinez Gonzalez, 30, was fatally shot on April 14, 2024, at about 8:45 p.m. in the 1600 block of Gaviota Avenue in Long Beach. Officers found him with a gunshot wound to his upper body and he died after being taken to a local hospital. Investigators say an unidentified male approached Gonzalez on foot, engaged him, then shot him and fled.

Police located a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting and attempted a traffic stop; the driver led officers on a pursuit, abandoned the car near the 1700 block of Pacific Coast Highway, and ran. A perimeter and SWAT response followed. A 41-year-old Long Beach resident, Ahmed Mahmoud, was arrested initially on an unrelated no-bail warrant and later charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, illegal possession of ammunition, and evading arrest; bail was set at $3.1 million. The motive remains under investigation.

Anyone with information about the shooting 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.