Two weeks after the shooting that resulted in the death of a man in Long Beach, an 18-year-old was arrested on Friday, authorities said.
According to the Long Beach Police Department, John Paul Mcintyre III was arrested on suspicion of murder at a home in the city of Los Angeles on Friday. Mcintyre, a Long Beach resident, is being held at Long Beach City Jail with bail set at $3 million.
His arrest comes after 32-year-old Edgar Ortiz-Escamilla, of Long Beach, was shot and killed on Feb. 16 in the 1700 block of Long Beach Boulevard. Another man also suffered from gunshot wounds, but survived.
It wasn’t clear how police connected Mcintyre to the shooting.
No additional details were immediately made available.
