LONG BEACH, Calif. — Homicide detectives have arrested a Lynwood man in connection with the killing of a 28-year-old Long Beach resident who was struck and killed early Saturday morning in the 1700 block of Newport Avenue.
According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers responded around 1:47 a.m. on Dec. 7, 2025, to reports of a traffic collision. When they arrived, they found an unconscious male lying in the roadway. Officers performed life-saving measures until Long Beach Fire Department personnel arrived, but the victim died at the scene.
Investigators determined the incident was not an accident, but an intentional act stemming from a prior dispute. Detectives say the victim and suspect engaged in a verbal argument shortly before the collision. After the confrontation, the victim — identified as 28-year-old Samuel Ocegueda of Long Beach — began crossing Newport Avenue outside a crosswalk.
While Ocegueda was in the roadway, the suspect allegedly drove a dark four-door sedan directly into him, intentionally striking him. The driver then fled, continuing southbound on Newport Avenue and westbound on Wilton Street.
Homicide detectives quickly launched an investigation and identified 28-year-old Isai Solis of Lynwood as the suspect. Later that same day, Special Investigation Detectives located Solis in the 12400 block of Sante Fe Avenue in Lynwood, where he was taken into custody.
Solis was booked on suspicion of murder and is being held on $2,000,000 bail.
Police say the case will be presented to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration.
Anyone with additional information is urged to contact Long Beach Police Department Homicide detectives.
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