Categories: CrimeWatch

Murder in Long Beach

 

A 33-year-old man was killed Jan. 20, near New York Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Long Beach.

The Long Beach Police Department responded after shots were heard at about 10 p.m. that night. When they arrived they found  Sambo Chhoy,  of Long Beach, on the street with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

No suspect information is available nor is there a motive known for the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call (562) 570-7244 or visit www.lacrimestoppers.org.

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