Photo the Long Beach Police Department provided to show the weapons seized during a Jan. 11 search-warrant service in Wilmington
On Jan. 11, at approximately 4:50pm, the LBPD SWAT Team served a search warrant at a residence in the 900 block of N. Marine in the city of Wilmington, looking for a suspect wanted in an attempted-murder investigation from Dec. 26, 2017.
Upon serving the search warrant, SWAT officers located the suspect inside and took him into custody without incident. The suspect is identified as 32-year-old Ezequiel Cuebas of Wilmington. He was booked into the Long Beach Jail for attempted murder and unlawful possession of an assault rifle, and he is being held on $1,00,000 bail.
During the search of the residence, detectives recovered numerous firearms, including an assault rifle. Police said it is not yet known if any of the weapons seized during the search warrant were used in the original shooting.
The original shooting occurred on Dec. 26, at approximately 2:30am, in the 1700 block of Cedar Avenue.
Officers were dispatched to assist the Long Beach Fire Department with a shooting victim around Pacific Coast Highway and Chestnut Avenue. The victim was shot in the upper torso. Paramedics transported him to a local hospital.
Upon arrival, officers conducted their investigation and found evidence that led them to the 1700 block of Cedar Avenue, where they found the original crime scene. The shooting was believed to be gang-related, so gang detectives were called to the scene to handle the investigation. Detectives conducted an investigation and were able to identify a possible suspect and a location where he was staying, which led to the service of the search warrant and his arrest.
Those with addition information about the incident are urged to call Gang Detective Chris Valdez at (562) 570-7276. Anonymous tips may be submitted through “LA Crime Stoppers” by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the “P3 Tips” app to a smart phone or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.
Source: LBPD
