Police arrest 15-year-old suspect in deadly shooting outside Long Beach Grand Prix

Police say they have arrested a 15-year-old on suspicion of fatally shooting a man in Downtown Long Beach while the area was crowded with attendees of the Grand Prix.

The shooting happened around 5:50 p.m. on April 12, the second day of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Police said they found a 21-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on Cedar Walk, which is just across Ocean Boulevard from Lincoln Park.

The victim, later identified as Brandon Villareal of Long Beach, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. Candles, flowers and signs honoring Villareal were soon set up along Cedar Walk…

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