11:39pm | On January 18, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against a suspect believed to be responsible for the January 5 murder of 19-year-old Jeff Pouncil of Long Beach, and the attempted murder of a 19-year-old male from Long Beach, who was with Pouncil at the time of the shooting, which occurred in the area of 21st Street and Orange Avenue at approximately 12:02 p.m.

Through their investigation, Long Beach Police Homicide detectives were led to 18-year-old Andre Bisserup of Long Beach as the person they believed responsible for what they determined was a gang-motivated shooting. They learned that he had been arrested on January 6, 2012, by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on an unrelated grand theft property charge, and he remains in their custody.

On January 18, 2012, detectives presented their case to the District Attorney’s office who filed one count of murder and one count of attempted murder with gang allegations against Bisserup. He will be arraigned in Long Beach Superior Court, Department J, on Thursday, January 26, 2012.

Anyone who may have information relating to this shooting is asked to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Malcolm Evans and Todd Johnson at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or web by visiting www.tipsoft.com.

January 5, 5:34pm | Today at approximately 12:02pm, Long Beach Police responded to a shooting call in the 2100 block of Orange Avenue, which resulted in the death of a male adult.

When officers arrived, they discovered the victim, identified as 19-year-old Jeff Pouncil of Long Beach, who had sustained a gunshot wound to the upper torso. Long Beach Fire Department paramedics responded and transported the victim to a local hospital with serious injuries. The victim was pronounced deceased shortly thereafter.

The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim was walking northbound on Orange Avenue with a male friend when confronted by the suspect. The suspect opened fire on both subjects, striking only Victim Pouncil, before fleeing. A motive for the shooting is unknown, but the incident is being investigated as possibly gang-related.

Anyone who may have any information regarding this incident is urged to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Malcolm Evans and Todd Johnson at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted via text or web by visiting www.tipsoft.com.