Overview
- Officers found a man fatally shot around 1:39 a.m. Saturday on the 100 block of La Verne Avenue, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Detectives say the street shooting followed an altercation that began inside a nearby bar in Belmont Shore, after which the assailant fled in a vehicle.
- Homicide detectives arrested Jason Loving, 41, and Dasmine Hall, 31, in Compton and booked them into Long Beach City Jail.
- Loving was booked on suspicion of murder, being a prohibited firearms possessor, and a restraining order violation, while Hall was booked on suspicion of murder and accessory to murder, with bail for each set at $2 million.
- The victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification, the investigation remains active, and the mayor pledged stricter enforcement and a review of late‑night establishments; police urged tips to Homicide Detectives Reyes and Temblador or LA Crime Stoppers.