Police say they’ve arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing former Long Beach City College football player, Guy Alford III, outside a North Long Beach Jack in the Box last year.
Edward Jacobs, a 30-year-old resident of Lynwood, is suspected of gunning down Alford.
“Based on their investigation, detectives believe Jacobs approached Alford with the intent of committing a robbery, which ultimately resulted in Alford being shot by Jacobs,” the Long Beach Police Department said in a news release.
Jacobs was reportedly already taken into custody at a Los Angeles jail, where he was being held on an unrelated incident.
Jacobs was later transported by detectives to the Long Beach City Jail where he was booked for murder and is currently being held on $2,000,000 bail, according to Long Beach Police Department.
Detectives anticipate presenting their case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office next week for filing consideration.
Alford played for the Vikings football team for 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons as a safety and was a graduate from Bishop Alemany High School.
The night of the shooting, Alford was with at least three other people in the car who all got out and ran from the scene after the shot was fired.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics with a gunshot wound to his upper torso.
The Viking will update this story as more information becomes available.