Newly obtained court records give the clearest account yet of a high-profile killing last month in downtown Long Beach’s Lincoln Park and provide new details about the repeat, violent offender charged in the shooting.
Police allege 49-year-old Billy Zepeda murdered a homeless man in a “seemingly unprovoked” attack on the afternoon of Aug. 28. Around 4:20 p.m., Zepeda was riding his bicycle through the park when he spotted the victim sitting down in the park and rode over to him, according to a search warrant affidavit filed by police in Long Beach Superior Court.
Police allege Zepeda dismounted from his bike, pulled out a handgun and shot the victim once in the back of the head at close range. He then rode away, remaining on the lam for several days, according to the court filing.
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Police didn’t say whether Zepeda knew the victim, whom they identified as 50-year-old Randy Powell. Powell was known to frequent the park, but witnesses said they’d never seen Zepada there before, according to court records…