David Nevarez, 35, was fatally shot on June 16, 2023, outside a residence in the 5500 block of Ackerfield Avenue in Long Beach, California. Officers found Nevarez with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body; he was taken to a hospital and later died. Investigators say the shooting followed a dispute between Nevarez and 40-year-old Long Beach resident Roland Barber, who were previously unknown to each other.

Barber was arrested June 29 after a separate non-fatal shooting that day; while he was in custody detectives gathered evidence linking him to Nevarez’s killing and charged him with murder. Detectives allege Barber, wearing a mask and using a cane, shot Nevarez after an argument that may have begun over parking at the Pacifica Cove Condominiums. Two others were later arrested on accessory to murder charges: 35-year-old Maytte Barber and 59-year-old Edward Wayne Williams, both Long Beach residents.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Long Beach Homicide Detectives at (562) 570-7244. Does anyone have relevant information or witnessed the neighborhood dispute that night?