Malakai Teaupa, 26, was shot and killed in Long Beach, California, in the early morning hours of March 2, 2009. The shooting occurred about 12:30 a.m. in the 5800 block of Orange Avenue; Teaupa was found inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene after attempts to save him.

The killing was one more violent death that heightened concerns about public safety in the Long Beach area.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Malakai, please share tips or contact investigators.