Homicide Detectives Arrest 24-year-old in Fatal Shooting on Harding Street

LONG BEACH, Calif. (May 30, 2025) — Homicide detectives with the Long Beach Police Department are investigating the fatal shooting of a man early Thursday morning in the 2000 block of East Harding Street.

At approximately 5:17 a.m. on May 29, officers responded to a call of gunfire in the area. Upon arrival, they discovered a male adult suffering from gunshot wounds to the upper body. Officers immediately rendered medical aid until Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived and pronounced the victim dead at the scene.

As homicide detectives began their investigation, officers were dispatched to a separate incident at 49th Street and Del Amo Boulevard involving a man experiencing a possible mental health crisis. There, they contacted 24-year-old Garrett Remillard, a Long Beach resident, who made statements connecting himself to the earlier homicide.

Following further investigation, detectives identified Remillard as the suspect responsible for the shooting. He was arrested and transported to Long Beach Police Jail, where he was booked on one count of murder. His bail has been set at $2,000,000.

According to investigators, Remillard and the victim were known to each other. The motive and circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.

The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner.

Authorities are urging anyone with additional information to come forward as the investigation continues.