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Charles Bell

Case from Long Beach, CA dated Mar 23, 2014

Victim Details

Charles Bell

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

Long Beach

CA

2014-03-23

33

Charles

Bell

07/25/2026

1


Area Body Found:

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On March 23, 2014, 33-year-old Charles Bell was fatally shot in the parking lot of a Denny's restaurant in Long Beach, California. The shooting occurred around 3:00 a.m. as Bell and three friends were leaving the restaurant. A male suspect, reportedly attempting to start a confrontation, escalated the situation into gunfire. Bell was struck in the torso and pronounced dead at the scene, while the other three men sustained injuries but survived.

The incident marked Long Beach's fifth gan ...
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  • MURDER(16) - City of Long Beach
  • LA's Most Wanted: Murder of Charles Bell - FOX 11 Los Angeles
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