On the night of July 31, 2025, Rickie Taylor, 27, a Black male from Long Beach, was shot in the Coolidge Park area near Long Beach Boulevard and Bort Street around 11:15 p.m. Officers found Rickie Taylor with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body; Long Beach Fire Department paramedics took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Authorities publicly identified him as Rickie Taylor, 27, of Long Beach.
In the immediate aftermath, detectives did not release suspect information and asked the public for tips while they worked to piece together what happened in the moments before the gunfire. Coverage at the time named the victim as 27-year-old Rickie Taylor and noted that the circumstances leading up to the shooting were initially unknown.
Within days, homicide detectives identified a suspect. According to the Long Beach Police Department, on August 1, 2025, investigators arrested Sean Richson, 39, of Los Angeles, in connection with the killing of Rickie Taylor, and booked him on suspicion of murder with bail set at $2,000,000. Detectives said the men were acquaintances and “were involved in an interaction involving a family matter, which escalated into the shooting.” The department issued its public update on August 4, 2025.
Subsequent reporting noted that prosecutors filed weapons-related charges against Sean Richson on August 5, while police maintained that he had been booked on suspicion of murder in the death of Rickie Taylor, 27. Authorities did not immediately release further details about the nature of the alleged family-related interaction or any additional suspects.
