{"id":53506,"date":"2025-11-14T21:33:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/53506\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T21:33:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:33:09","slug":"man-arrested-in-mexico-after-killing-girlfriend-in-long-beach-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/53506\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested in Mexico after killing girlfriend in Long Beach, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a class=\"gh-article-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/lbwatchdog.com\/tag\/crime-public-safety\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Crime + Public Safety<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Erik Alcantar, 44, allegedly killed Aracely Romero, 45, during a domestic dispute before fleeing across the border.<\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/lbwatchdog.com\/author\/anthony-pignataro\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Anthony_Pignataro_headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Anthony Pignataro\"\/><br \/>\n                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LBPD-HQ_2607-2.jpg\" alt=\"Man arrested in Mexico after killing girlfriend in Long Beach, police say\"\/><br \/>\n            File photo by Brandon Richardson<\/p>\n<p>                    Become a Watchdog today.<\/p>\n<p class=\"is-body\">\n                    Sign up to get the latest from Long Beach&#8217;s independent, journalist-owned newsroom in your email.\n                <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 or sign up with \u2014<\/p>\n<p>A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Mexico for allegedly killing his girlfriend during a domestic dispute in Long Beach, police said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach police said Eric Alcantar, 44, killed Aracely Romero, 45, in a vehicle on Nov. 8. Both individuals lived in Long Beach, police said.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s believed that Alcantar then drove from Long Beach to Tijuana, Mexico, where he turned himself in to Mexican authorities, according to the LBPD. Mexican authorities then located Romero&#8217;s body in the vehicle, police added.<\/p>\n<p>Alcantar was arrested in Tijuana on Nov. 8, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Romero had five children, ranging in age from 16 to 26, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/rvtthk-unexpected-death?ref=lbwatchdog.com\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">according to a GoFundMe<\/a> set up after her death. <\/p>\n<p>LBPD detectives presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office for filing consideration on Nov. 11, police said.<\/p>\n<p>Police are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to call LBPD Homicide Detectives at 562-570-7244.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddde\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Anthony Pignataro is an editor at Long Beach Watchdog. 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