A 54-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly carrying out a possibly gang-related shooting in January 2025 that killed a man and injured two others, one critically.
Will Moses Palmer of Long Beach was located Tuesday in the 3100 block of East Willow Street by detectives assigned to the Long Beach Police Department’s Special Investigation Division and arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.
Bail was set at $4 million.
According to police, the shooting is being investigated as possibly gang-related.
Officers initially responded to the 6800 block of Coachella Avenue around 9:15 p.m. on Jan. 19, 2025, to reports of shots fired. Three men were located at the scene with gunshot wounds and were given medical aid until the arrival of Long Beach Fire Department personnel, who took the victims to a hospital.
Tyrant Otee Walker of Compton, 55, died at the hospital from his injuries, police said. The second victim remained in critical but stable condition. Police said the third victim was released from the hospital after receiving treatment.
Anyone with information regarding the fatal shooting was urged to contact LBPD homicide detectives Leticia Gamboa or Oscar Valenzuela at 562-570-7244. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.