It remains unclear if Carina Mancera, 26, and her daughter, Jennabel, were targeted or the victims of a random crime, according to Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia. Anaya and Mancera both grew up in Long Beach, and had been together for at least five years, friends told The Times on Sunday. Garcia cautioned that crime in the city was still down dramatically over the last decade, and he attributed the recent surge in Long Beach to a larger statewide trend. Family photoThough the number of homicides in Long Beach has not increased significantly this year, violent crime across the city jumped by 8% in the first six months of 2016. Long Beach shooting witness See more videosPolice have recovered surveillance footage filmed in the area of the shooting, but Woods said the footage alone “is not going to solve our case” and urged more witnesses to come forward.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 08, 2016 21:23 UTC