Overview
- Police say a man was fatally shot around 1:39 a.m. Saturday on the 100 block of La Verne Avenue and was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Detectives report the killing followed a confrontation that began at a nearby bar and continued outside, where the shooter fled in a vehicle.
- Homicide detectives arrested Jason Loving, 41, of Harbor City, and Dasmine Hall, 31, of Compton, in Compton on Sunday and booked them into Long Beach City Jail with bail set at $2 million each.
- Authorities said Loving was also booked as a prohibited possessor and for a restraining order violation, while Hall was booked as an accessory to murder.
- The victim’s identity is being withheld pending family notification, the investigation remains active, and the mayor vowed increased enforcement as police seek tips through Detectives Reyes and Temblador or LA Crime Stoppers.