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Murder Suspect Arrested

LONG BEACH — Long Beach Police Department officers arrested 19-year-old Joel Torres, March 24, on suspicion of the murder of his step-father Rogelio Aguirre-Lopez.

The LBPD responded to a call about a shooting, at about 11 p.m. March 24, near 69th Street and Long Beach Boulevard. Aguirre-Lopez, a Compton resident, was on the ground and pronounced dead at the scene when officers arrived. Witnesses told officers that the suspect still was in a nearby apartment complex, where officers arrested him.

Torres was booked for murder and is being held at the Long Beach City Jail on $1 million bail.

Anyone with information regarding this incident should call (562) 570-7244 or anonymously visit www.lacrimestoppers.org.

Terelle Jerricks

During his two decade tenure, he has investigated, reported on, written and assisted with hundreds of stories related to environmental concerns, affordable housing, development that exacerbates wealth inequality and the housing crisis, labor issues and community policing or the lack thereof.

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