Crime & Safety
Woman Gunned Down in Long Beach Identified
Police said the 31-year-old Long Beach woman was shot to death but the motive remains elusive.
The woman found shot to death on a Long Beach sidewalk was identified Wednesday as a 31-year-old Long Beach resident, but police said the motive for the murder remains unknown.
Officers arrived to the location on Cherry Avenue at about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday and found Samantha Hollis laying on the sidewalk, said the Long Beach Police Department in a news release. It said the Long Beach Fire Department declared the woman dead at the scene, the victim of an upper body wound.
"No suspect information is available, and the investigation remains ongoing," the release added. Here are more details from prior story.
Anyone with information should contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Hugo Cortes and Mark McMgire at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.
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