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Thomas Mello

Case from Long Beach, CA dated Oct 12, 2025

Victim Details

Thomas Mello

Male

White / Caucasian

Long Beach

CA

2025-10-12

36

Thomas

Mello

07/11/2026

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Thomas Mello, 36, male, Latino, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of October 12, 2025, on the 200 block of Falcon Avenue in Long Beach’s Alamitos Beach neighborhood. Officers were called just before 1:30 a.m. and found him suffering from a gunshot wound; he was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner later noted he died from a gunshot wound to the chest.

In the moments before the shooting, Mello was helping two fr ...
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  • Daily Breeze: Police arrest man accused of fatally shooting 36-year-old in Long Beach
  • Long Beach Post News: Long Beach musician shot to death outside his Alamitos Beach home, friends say
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