Long Beach police today asked for help solving the 2022 murder of a 30-year-old man who was shot to death in front of his son.
“Homicide detectives actively review and reopen cold cases as resources permit, pursuing new information, leads, and investigative opportunities that may advance the case,” police said.
In this case, officers originally responded around 8:45 p.m. June 19, 2022, near Anaheim Street and Roswell Avenue to reports of shots fired, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
They found Leevi Maseuli of Palmdale inside a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body and immediately began performing life-saving measures until the arrival of Long Beach Fire Department personnel, who took Maseuli to a hospital, where he died.
Police said Maseuli’s 7-year-old son was a passenger in the vehicle when the shooting occurred. He was also taken to a hospital for minor, non-life-threatening injuries and later released and reunited with his mother.
“To commit such a heinous crime in any circumstance is unacceptable, but to do so on Father’s Day in front of the victim’s child is even more disgraceful,” Long Beach Police Chief Wally Hebeish said in a statement.
Anyone with information regarding the attack was urged to contact the LBPD Homicide Unit at 562-570-7244. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.