9:20am | On Saturday, October 1, 2011, at approximately 7:24 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call that shots were fired in the 1300 block of Atlantic Avenue, which resulted in the death of an adult male.
When officers arrived on the scene they located an adult male on the sidewalk suffering from a gunshot wound to the upper body. The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim was confronted and fired upon by an unknown suspect.
Paramedics from the Long Beach Fire Department transported the victim to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased a short time later. He has been identified as Reynard Lionell Fulton, a 29-year-old from Moreno Valley, who was known to frequent Long Beach.
The incident is being investigated as gang-related and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who may have information on the incident is urged to call Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Terri Hubert or Mark Bigel at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips via text or e-mail may be submitted by visiting www.tipsoft.com.