Four people have been arrested after , an Army veteran, a father of two, was killed by a stray bullet while doing yard work outside his , California , apartment, police say.
Taylor Byron Woods, 20, of , Bellflower,  , Tyrell Deshawn Louden, 20, of , Indio, Jordan Omarion Stokes, 18, of , Long Beach, and , Semaj Lamar Obrien, 21, of , Long Beach , were arrested in relation to the dangerous filming of , Mario Morales- Moreno, 51, the , Long Beach Police Department , said in an , April 10 , media release.
While carrying out a search warrant, police claimed they found numerous firearms while conducting the arrests, adding that information was even discovered.
According to police, each of the people being detained is facing a murder charge and is being held on$ 2 million loan.
Before he was shot, Morales- Moreno was “doing garden work , at his home”, according to a friend’s Instagram post.
As he was working on , Thursday, April 4, authorities said suspects “fired many sessions” toward Morales- Moreno and another person.
Morales- Moreno was pronounced dead on field, while the other man was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable state as of , April 5, according to authorities.
Morales- Moreno was not the intended goal of the shooting, according to police.
Authorities said they believe the killing was gang-related, but the investigation is still ongoing.
” Gang- related murder has no place in any portion of our capital, and this cruel criminal action has long changed the lives of Mr. Moreno’s relatives”, Police Chief , Wally Hebeish , said in the release.
Torres- Moreno is survived by his wife and two children, according to a , GoFundMe , set up by a cousin for the home.
” As relatives we are heartbroken and his family is still in shock”, the , GoFundMe , says. ” Mario had so many dreams and hopes for the future. He was taken very quickly from us.
Moreno- Morales’s family,  , Elsa Morales, told NBC Los Angeles that he served in the , U. S. Army , for 23 times and” only retired from military company”.
” He was in , Iraq , half”, his family told the outlet. ” ] He was ] a very responsible person. Everyone who lived nearby admired him a lot.
Fernanda Sandoval, Morales- Moreno’s child, told , KCAL News , that people often spoke of her husband’s compassion.
” He had often wave”, Sandoval told the store. Everyone has a history of him waving, and a simple wave dear to all meant so much.
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