On August 6, 2023, at about 7:21 p.m., 20-year-old Long Beach resident Kelvin Montoya was found with multiple upper- and lower-body injuries near 29th Street and Chestnut Avenue. He was taken to a local hospital but died of his wounds.

Investigators report Montoya had met two men, 23-year-old Robert Mallard and 19-year-old John Nelson II, from Los Angeles for a marijuana transaction. The three entered a vehicle and, while driving through Long Beach, an altercation turned violent. The encounter near 29th Street and Chestnut Avenue involved both shooting and stabbing. Mallard and Nelson fled, later sought treatment at a nearby hospital and were detained there; a discarded firearm was recovered at the scene. Detectives describe a suspected robbery motive and plan to present the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

If anyone has information about Montoya, contact Homicide Detectives Sean Magee or Juan Carlos Reyes at (562) 570-7244.