A Long Beach man was pressed with charges Wednesday, days after assaulting and critically injuring an individual, according to the Long Beach Police Department (LBPD).
On June 21, at approximately 4:50pm., LBPD officers responded to a battery call at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of Ohio Avenue.
When officers arrived, they discovered a 39-year-old man who had sustained blunt-force injuries to the upper body. The victim was transported to a local hospital, where he remains in critical condition at press time, according to officials.
The suspect, 57-year-old Riccardo Rangel, remained at the scene and was arrested shortly after the incident.
Due to the severity of the victim’s injuries, homicide detectives became involved in the investigation. Detectives learned that the victim and suspect knew one another and became involved in a dispute, which escalated into the assault.
Neither the victim nor suspect lives at the location.
Detectives presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for review.
The District Attorney’s office filed one count of attempted murder and one count of assault with a deadly weapon against Rangel, who is being held on $1,030,000 bail at the L.A. County Men’s Jail, according to officials.
He is expected for his next court appearance on July 9.
Those with further information on the case are asked to contact Homicide Detectives Greg Krabbe and Mark Mattia at (562) 570-7244.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA, plus the tip, to CRIMES (274637), or visiting LaCrimeStoppers.org .
Source: LBPD
