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Jul 8 2020 1:30 pm
  • Fred Taft

2 years after his killing, Fred Taft’s family says they’ve lost faith police will solve the crime

Stephanie Rivera

On Tuesday, exactly two weeks shy of the anniversary of Fred Taft’s murder at Pan American Park, dozens of relatives and community members returned to the scene of the crime to bring awareness to his unsolved shooting.

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Jun 4 2019 6:14 pm
  • Fred Taft

County leaders reinstate reward for information into killing of Fred Taft

City News Service

Taft had been attending a family reunion at Pan American Park when he was gunned down in the bathroom on July 21.

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Nov 28 2018 1:34 pm
  • Fred Taft

Police release sketch of gunman who killed grandfather in park bathroom

Jeremiah Dobruck

Detectives are still hunting for whoever shot a grandfather to death during a family reunion this summer. They hope a sketch will spark new leads.

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Nov 27 2018 5:24 pm
  • Fred Taft

LA county renews rewards for information in two Long Beach homicides

City News Service

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today renewed rewards for information leading to arrests and convictions in two Long Beach homicides in which victims were shot or struck by hit-and-run motorists.

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Nov 3 2018 6:00 am
  • Fred Taft

He was shot 9 times at a crowded park; his family wonders why there aren’t more witnesses

Valerie Osier

The family of Fred Taft is still looking for answers in the shooting death of the beloved father and grandfather.

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Sep 4 2018 9:52 am
  • Fred Taft

Authorities offer $30,000 reward for tips as they search for Fred Taft’s killer

Valerie Osier

Taft, a 57-year-old grandfather, was shot during a crowded family reunion at a Long Beach park. Police think there are more witnesses who haven’t yet come forward.

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Aug 22 2018 2:34 pm
  • Fred Taft

Police say a white gunman killed a black man; Is it a hate crime?

Valerie Osier

Fred Taft was shot to death in a park bathroom during a family reunion. Police have resisted calling the slaying a hate crime, but his family, friends and activists have pushed them to do so.

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Aug 16 2018 3:36 pm
  • Fred Taft

Police look for witnesses to deadly shooting at family reunion in Pan American Park

Jeremiah Dobruck

Detectives think there are more people out there with information about the killing of Fred Taft, a Long Beach grandfather.

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Aug 11 2018 6:28 pm
  • Fred Taft

Frustrated by lack of attention, family of man shot in Pan American Park decides to mobilize

Valerie Osier

Frustrated at the lack attention on the shooting death of Fred Taft, a group of about 40 people gathered Saturday afternoon to plan.

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Aug 2 2018 6:34 pm
  • Fred Taft

No evidence of hate crime in killing of Fred Taft, police say in new statement

Asia Morris

Police said the murder of Fred Taft, who shot was in the bathroom at Pan American Park, has not been deemed a racial killing—but that they are seeking a white man in his 50s in relation to the crime.

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