One person was killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in Downtown Long Beach Sunday, March 1, near the grand opening for a new location of late-rapper Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon Burger restaurant.
Just after 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 200 block of Pine Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Three people were transported from the scene by ambulance, with one in critical condition, Long Beach Fire Capt. Jack Crabtree said.
Police said the motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting and any suspect information were all under investigation on Sunday evening.
The shooting took place about half a block from the new Long Beach location of Marathon Burger, at 245 Pine Ave., No. 110, according to CBS Los Angeles.
Crowds gathered hours earlier to celebrate the restaurant’s grand opening, with a ribbon-cutting by Snoop Dogg, who helped bring the well-known Los Angeles fast food chain to Long Beach.
Marathon Burger was founded by the late rapper Nipsey Hussle and his family. The restaurant was built in partnership with Snoop Dogg.
Casey Parker, a business partner with the restaurant company, said the commotion happened while a block party was underway, but to his knowledge it was unrelated to the restaurant.
Hustle, born Ermias Asghedom, was fatally shot in the head and body on W. Slauson Avenue in Los Angeles in 2019 as he stood with two other men in the parking lot in front of the clothing store and several other businesses he owned.
His killer, Eric R. Holder, Jr., was sentenced to 60 years to life in prison.
This is a developing story; please check for updates.