{"id":6484,"date":"2025-02-01T21:15:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T05:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/?p=6484"},"modified":"2025-02-01T21:15:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T05:15:07","slug":"rancho-cucamonga-man-arrested-in-fatal-long-beach-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/rancho-cucamonga-man-arrested-in-fatal-long-beach-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Rancho Cucamonga Man Arrested in Fatal Long Beach Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Rancho Cucamonga Man Arrested, Suspected in Fatal Long Beach Shooting in December<\/h1>\n<h2>Arrest Made in December Shooting<\/h2>\n<p>An 18-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting another man in Long Beach was taken into custody Thursday. Officers responded to the 900 block of Via Camelitos at around 1:15 p.m. on December 10 to reports regarding shots fired, according to the Long Beach Police Department. The victim, later identified as 32-year-old Dwayne Walton of Los Angeles, was pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n<h3>Investigation and Arrest<\/h3>\n<p>Homicide detectives identified the suspect as Mario Amarion Jennings of Rancho Cucamonga and, with the assistance of Special Investigations and San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department SWAT personnel, arrested him Thursday in Rancho Cucamonga. Jennings was booked into the Long Beach City Jail, where he was being held in lieu of $3 million bail.<\/p>\n<h3>Motive Under Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>The motive for the shooting remained under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the shooting was urged to contact LBPD Homicide detectives Eric Thai or Chasen Contreras at 562-570-7244. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.<\/p>\n<h2>Related Articles<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"dfm-title premium\">Hollywood producer denies giving fatal drug doses to two women at his home<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dfm-title premium\">Two plead not guilty in killing of doctor outside his Woodland Hills clinic<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dfm-title metered\">2 women slain in Acton<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dfm-title premium\">Woman, 25, charged with murder of companion\u2019s 4-year-old son in Palmdale<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"dfm-title premium\">Suspect killed in shootout with deputies in Huntington Park<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>The arrest of Mario Amarion Jennings brings a sense of closure to the family and friends of Dwayne Walton, who lost his life in the shooting. The motive behind the shooting is still under investigation, and it is unclear what led to the tragic event. As the investigation continues, it is hoped that justice will be served and those responsible will be held accountable.<\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<p>* Who was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting in Long Beach?<br \/>\nMario Amarion Jennings, an 18-year-old man from Rancho Cucamonga.<br \/>\n* What was the motive behind the shooting?<br \/>\nThe motive is still under investigation.<br \/>\n* How can I report information about the shooting?<br \/>\nYou can contact LBPD Homicide detectives Eric Thai or Chasen Contreras at 562-570-7244 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rancho Cucamonga Man Arrested, Suspected in Fatal Long Beach Shooting in December Arrest Made in December Shooting An 18-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting another man in Long Beach was taken into custody Thursday. Officers responded to the 900 block of Via Camelitos at around 1:15 p.m. on December 10 to reports regarding shots fired, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6485,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6484","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dailynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/generic-arrest-crime-scene-08.jpg?w=1024&h=681&w=1024&resize=1024,681&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6484"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6486,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6484\/revisions\/6486"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}