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Canaan Oryema Okatch

Case from Long-beach, CA dated Jul 11, 2023

Victim Details

Canaan Oryema Okatch

Male

Black / African American

Long-beach

CA

2023-07-11

26

Canaan

Oryema Okatch

07/03/2026

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On July 11, 2023, at approximately 11:03 p.m., Long Beach police officers responded to reports of gunfire in the 900 block of Maine Avenue. Upon arrival near Loma Vista Drive and Corvo Court, they discovered 26-year-old Canaan Oryema Okatch, a homeless man originally from Kenya, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body. Despite immediate medical attention and transportation to a local hospital, Okatch succumbed to his injuries shortly thereafter.

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  • Long Beach Post News: Authorities ID man fatally shot near Drake Park
  • https://www.longbeach.gov/police/press-releases/murder-investigation--loma-vista-drive--corvo-court/
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