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Long Beach: Man, 20, shot in fight

By Anthony Pesce
 and Victoria Kim
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Chamreun Kong, a 20-year-old Asian man, was shot in the arm and chest and killed Sunday, March 1, 2009, in the 2000 block of Del Amo Boulevard in Long Beach, according to coroner’s records.

Kong, of Bellflower, was killed along with Austin Sarom Seng, 20, of Long Beach.
Police responded to a report of a fight in an alley about 2 p.m. and found the two men dead, according to a statement released by the Long Beach Police Department.

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Police said they think the fight was gang-related.

Anyone with information is asked to call Long Beach homicide detectives Bryan McMahon or Patrick O’Dowd at 562-570-7244.

-- Anthony Pesce and Victoria Kim

The Homicide Report Blog
Anthony Pesce

Anthony Pesce worked for the Los Angeles Times from 2009 to 2020 as a data journalist and reporter on the Data and Graphics desk.

Victoria Kim

Victoria Kim is the former Seoul correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered state and federal courts, worked on investigative projects and reported on Southern California’s Korean community.

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