Incident

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9-16-2024 California Long Beach 2-1

Location

September 16, 2024

300 block of 63rd St
Long Beach, California

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Shoneka Lars
Age: 51
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Name: Donnell Crosby
Age: 71
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Significant others - current or former
Name: Christopher Barnes
Age: 51
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Suicide^
Murder/Suicide
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
Domestic Violence
Family annihilation

Notes

Suspect was the father of Lar's children; Crosby is Lar's uncle. Suspect barricaded in a nearby home after killing the two, later killing himself. ALT spelling Darnell

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.foxla.com/news/heavy-police-presence-long-beach-neighborhood

URL: https://abc7.com/post/long-beach-swat-surrounds-suspect-barricaded-building-after-2-killed/15311616/

URL: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/long-beach-police-in-stand-off-with-double-homicide-suspect/

URL: https://www.foxla.com/news/heavy-police-presence-long-beach-neighborhood

URL: https://www.longbeach.gov/police/press-releases/murder-suicide-investigation--300-block-of-east-63rd-street/

District

Congressional District: 44
State Senate District: 33
State House District: 65