Police are searching for a suspect in the shooting death of a Long Beach woman inside her home, but investigators believe it was “not random.”
Long Beach Police Department officers responded at 11:42 a.m. Friday to a report of a woman shot at a residence in the 900 block of Gaviota Street, the department said in a statement. They found a young woman with a gunshot wound to the upper body.
Long Beach Fire Department personnel transported the woman to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She was identified as Judge Lopez, 21.
After a preliminary investigation, homicide detectives said in a statement: “We do not believe this was a random attack.”
Detectives believe Lopez was approached by a male suspect inside her home, shot and killed, and then fled on foot. Police said the motive was not clear. No further details were available as of Saturday afternoon.
Police are asking anyone with relevant information to contact Homicide Detectives Oscar Valenzuela or Michael Hubbard at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 800-222-TIPS or online at www.lacrimestoppers.org.
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