On July 11, 2023, at about 11:03 p.m., officers in Long Beach found 26-year-old Canaan Oryema Okatch, a homeless man originally from Kenya, suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body near Loma Vista Drive and Corvo Court. He was taken to a local hospital but died shortly thereafter. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the back and classified it as a homicide.

Police say several male suspects approached Okatch and began a physical assault; during the confrontation one person fired multiple shots. The assailants fled before officers arrived. Detectives later arrested four people: two juveniles, 16 and 17, were charged with assault with a deadly weapon and robbery; 18-year-old Luis Jesus Hernandez-Perez was charged with murder; and 18-year-old Dangelo Antolin Rodriguez was arrested in Lakewood, Washington and is awaiting extradition. Detectives believe the attack was gang- and robbery-related and the investigation remains active.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Homicide Detectives Michael Hutchinson or Lisette Temblador at (562) 570-7244 or submit an anonymous tip to LA Crime Stoppers.