{"id":116292,"date":"2026-01-01T14:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/116292\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T14:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T14:59:16","slug":"73-year-old-man-dies-in-long-beach-after-assault-and-robbery-death-ruled-homicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/116292\/","title":{"rendered":"73-Year-Old Man Dies in Long Beach After Assault and Robbery, Death Ruled Homicide"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2014 Homicide detectives are investigating an assault and robbery that occurred earlier this year and later resulted in the death of a Long Beach man.<\/p>\n

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According to police, officers responded to a robbery call around 9:43 p.m. on April 20, 2025, in the 800 block of Elm Avenue. A preliminary investigation found that the victim, a male adult, was attempting to enter his residential property when he was assaulted and robbed by a group of suspects.<\/p>\n

The victim sustained a serious spinal cord injury during the attack and was transported to a hospital by Long Beach Fire Department personnel. He later died on Sept. 17, 2025.<\/p>\n

On Dec. 23, 2025, homicide detectives were notified by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner that the manner of death was ruled a homicide, caused by blunt force trauma sustained in the assault.<\/p>\n

The victim has been identified as Jose Eduardo Viveros, a 73-year-old resident of Long Beach.<\/p>\n

Detectives say the suspects were described as three to four male adults and possibly one female adult. Investigators believe the suspects remained in the general area following the incident.<\/p>\n

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Homicide Detectives Ethan Shear or Kelsey Myers at (562) 570-7244.<\/p>\n

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