11:01am | On Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at approximately 3:20 a.m., a male victim of an assault that had occurred two days prior was pronounced deceased at a local hospital, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
On Monday, September 12, 2011, at approximately 11:15 pm, a Long Beach police officer was traveling on the northbound 710 Freeway when he observed a male body lying in the number one lane of northbound traffic, just north of the 3rd Street on-ramp. The officer immediately stopped to render aid to the victim and called for paramedics. The victim, who had sustained trauma to his body, was transported to a local hospital and listed in critical condition.
The subsequent investigation revealed that the male subject, identified as 24-year-old Danny Logan of Long Beach, had been the victim of an assault, and the crime scene was located on the bicycle path, below the 6th Street off-ramp of the southbound 710 Freeway.
A motive for the assault is unknown and the investigation remains ongoing. The official cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.
Anyone who may have any information regarding this incident is urged to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Hugo Cortes and Peter Lackovic at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips can be reported via text or web by visiting www.tipsoft.com.