On May 26, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, at the recommendation of 4th District Supervisor Don Knabe, reissued a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of 54-year-old Felix Avelar Duran of Long Beach, a mini-market owner who was shot during a robbery in March 2014.
On May 19, 2015, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office notified the Long Beach Police Department that Duran had died from injuries caused by the shooting. He had remained hospitalized and on life support since the incident.
On March 24, 2014, at approximately 7:50pm, police were dispatched to the area of 7th Street and Cerritos Avenue regarding an “unknown trouble” call, possibly involving an assault with a deadly weapon. Arriving officers determined that a robbery to a liquor store in the 1100 block of E. 7th Street had occurred, and the store owner, who was 53 at the time, sustained a gunshot wound to the upper torso.
Long Beach Fire Department paramedics transported Duran to a local hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
Due to the extent of his injuries, homicide detectives responded to the scene. Officers worked throughout the night to collect evidence, review witness statements and seek out any video surveillance that may have captured useful information, according to police.
In May of 2014, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors established a reward, and investigators released surveillance video footage depicting the suspect entering the store, shooting the victim and taking the cash register before fleeing on foot. The suspect was described as a black male, in his late teens or early 20s, with an average build and wearing a black hoodie-style sweatshirt with “Cali” across the front-chest area.
Those with information regarding the suspect’s identity or whereabouts are urged to contact LBPD homicide detectives Scott Lasch and Donald Goodman at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus the tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting lacrimestoppers.org .
Source: LBPD
