Nelson Suarez, 23, was fatally shot around 10 PM on March 13, 2013, in Long Beach’s Willmore/Drake Park Historic District. He was standing in front of a residence near 8th Street and Maine Avenue when gunfire struck him in the torso. Two other men were with him; one suffered non-life-threatening injuries and the other was unharmed. Both Suarez and the wounded man were taken to a hospital, where Suarez was pronounced dead.

Police investigated the scene and considered whether the shooting was related to another incident about 30 minutes earlier near 7th Street and Lime Avenue, though no definitive link had been established and no suspect information was available. Authorities urged anyone with information to come forward. Suarez was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Long Beach.

If anyone witnessed the shooting that night or knows anything about activity in the Willmore/Drake Park area around 10 PM on March 13, 2013, please share what you know with investigators.