LONG BEACH, CA — An arrest has been made weeks after a 39-year-old man was fatally shot in Long Beach, police announced Thursday.
Freddie Lamont Key Jr., 40, was arrested on suspicion of murder on Wednesday in connection with the death of Dajuan Hunt, police said.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting at the railroad right-of-way near the 5300 block of Cherry Avenue just before 10 p.m. Oct. 23, police said.
When officers arrived, they found a man, later identified as Hunt, with a gunshot wound to his upper body, police said.
Officers helped Hunt, then Long Beach Fire Department paramedics took him to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to police.
An investigation led detectives to identify Key as a suspect in Hunt’s killing, police said, adding that a motive for the shooting is ongoing. Both men were homeless, according to police.
Police said detectives presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, which will determine if criminal charges will be filed.
Key is being held on $2 million bail and was scheduled to appear in court Friday morning, jail records show.
