Luis Parra Estrada, 44, male, Hispanic/Latino, was found shot to death on August 6, 2025, near Compton Creek by the Long Beach Freeway after first responders were called to the riverbed area in the evening; though some listings record the death under Carson, California, police reports place the scene within Long Beach city limits.
Officers arrived around 8:35–8:36 p.m.
to assist firefighters who had located a body; at the scene they found two male adults with gunshot wounds to the upper body and pronounced both dead. The victims were discovered along the creek where it passes beneath the freeway, near a homeless encampment, and both appeared to be experiencing homelessness, according to investigators.
County authorities publicly identified one of the victims as Luis Parra Estrada, 44, male, and the coroner later listed his manner of death as homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds, noting coroner case number 2025-12559 and confirming that he was one of two people killed in the riverbed area that night. The second victim was identified as Josue Pacheco, 24, male.
Detectives opened a murder investigation and asked the public for tips while stating that the motive and exact circumstances remained under investigation; no suspects were named, and no arrests were announced in the days following the killings. Subsequent coverage identifying Luis Parra Estrada, 44, male, reiterated that the case was open and that investigators had not released suspect information.
In the aftermath, memorial notices and fundraising posts circulated online in remembrance of Luis Parra Estrada, 44, male, with community pages and homicide trackers listing his death on August 6, 2025. These remembrances underscored the shock among family and friends while echoing official reports that provided few additional details about who was responsible.
