UPDATE: Following a prompt investigation, the Long Beach Police Department were able locate the victim’s boyfriend, a 49-year-old resident of Long Beach, at a residence in Compton. He was arrested and booked for murder, and is being held at the Long Beach City Jail without bail.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the victim and suspect both resided at the location and the last time anyone saw the victim was on Monday, April 30. Detectives believe that a domestic dispute was the motive for the incident. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office will determine the time and official cause of death.
Anyone who may have information regarding this incident is asked to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Mark McGuire and Greg Krabbe at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or web by visiting www.tipsoft.com.
1:00pm | According to the Long Beach Police Department, the body of an unidentified woman was discovered after a call asking the LBPD to make a welfare check at a residence in the 100 block of Ellis Street at Long Beach Boulevard.
The call was made at around 6:00pm but police did not discover the body until 4:00am since they had to obtain a search warrant. After discovering the body and a lack of suspects, a homicide investigation has been opened after a coroner investigator examined the scene.
Anyone with info regarding this invest should contact LB Police Homicide Detectives Mark McGuire and Greg Krabbe at (562) 570-7244.