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Updated 5 hours ago Getty Images A body was found floating in the water near Long Beach Harbor Monday and detectives are investigating the death as a murder. Long Beach Police Department officers responded to the 1100 block of Pier F at about 9:55 a.m. to assist the Long Beach Harbor Patrol with the body, police said. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories. An investigation revealed the body was located near the water's edge and the person sustained an unspecified injury to their upper body. The cause of the injury was unknown.

- ADVERTISEMENT - Byron Miller, 51, of Buena Park died from his injuries on March 21 following a Central Long Beach shooting on Feb. 22 that also killed Lavelle Brandon, 45, of Long Beach. Miller, Brandon and a 49-year-old woman were all shot around 10:45 a.m. near the intersection of E. 25th Street and Elm Avenue, police said. Anyone with any information regarding the incident is urged to contact LBPD Homicide Detectives Oscar Valenzuela or Eric Thai at 562-570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips”...

- ADVERTISEMENT - Wednesday morning, homicide detectives and forensics crews were still at the scene on Olive Avenue between Sixth and Seventh streets, where friends from the neighborhood gathered on the corner to comfort each other after hearing about what happened. “All we know is people walked in and found him dead on the floor,” said an acquaintance of the victim, who emphatically declined to give his name considering the shooter or shooters were still loose. The victim was found dead in his apartment, according to the acquaintance, who said he’d dropped him off there just an hour e...

On Jan. 7-8, 2021, the Long Beach Police Department arrested 4 suspects in connection with the Dec. 16, 2020 shooting death of 14-year-old Long Beach resident Arthur Touch. Through their investigation, detectives uncovered evidence indicating that a dispute took place between the victim and the four suspects. The dispute escalated to a physical assault which led to the victim being shot prior to the suspects fleeing the scene. “Any loss of life due to violence is unacceptable, but the murder of a 14-year-old should be an outrage to our entire community,” stated Chief of Police Robert G. L...

- ADVERTISEMENT - “Any loss of life due to violence is unacceptable, but the murder of a 14-year-old should be an outrage to our entire community,” said LBPD Police Chief Robert Luna. Touch was described as a nice, quiet kid who was athletically gifted and bright. Touch was found on the 1400 block of St. Louis Avenue on Dec. 16 with gunshot wounds in his upper body. He died at the scene. Police now believe a dispute between the victim and four suspects escalated into a physical assault, which then led to the shooting, officials said. They executed three search warrants at addresses in the...