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Unknown Suspect
"Unknown Suspect" is an appeal by the FBI to identify a suspect; the events took place in Homicide Long Beach, California on 21 July 2018. The case is filed under murder and weapons offences. Anyone who can identify the suspect is asked to contact the agency.
The person is described as 1.7 m tall, weighing about 77 kg.
- Murder or homicide
- Weapons offences
Incident
Homicide Long Beach, California · 21 July 2018
Case details, as published by FBI
On Saturday, July 21, 2018, at approximately 4:20 p.m., the body of Frederick Taft, a 57-year-old Black male, was discovered inside the men's restroom on the west side of the Pan American Park in Long Beach, California. Taft had been attending a family picnic at the park. He had been shot multiple times in the torso, back, and head. The suspect was described as a White or White (Hispanic) male in his late 40s to early 50s. Multiple witnesses observed the unknown suspect fleeing the men's restroom immediately after the gunshots were heard, concealing what appeared to be a rifle-type firearm. Taft's homicide is still unsolved. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Long Beach Police Department.
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