On December 21, 2023, at about 10:21 p.m., Long Beach police responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Eagle Street and found two male victims. One victim, 28-year-old Long Beach resident Ismael Cuevas, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man was shot in an extremity and taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Police later identified and arrested 42-year-old Bryan Lopez in connection with the killing; searches were executed at residences in Long Beach and Los Angeles and the matter was presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration. Authorities have not publicly disclosed a motive and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Ismael Cuevas, his movements that night, or the shooting on Eagle Street, Long Beach Police Department Homicide Detectives want to hear from you.