(L.A.) Adrian Hernandez, 20, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2024-03792
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 20-year-old Latino male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the man as Adrian Hernandez.
Manner of Death: Homicide
Cause of Death: Stab Wound of Chest
RIP ADRIAN HERNANDEZ (February 10, 2004 – March 3, 2024)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Sunday at 2:01 a.m.
The incident occurred at around 12:45 a.m. at Dave’s Hot Chicken restaurant on the corner of 2nd Street and Covina Avenue.
Long Beach Police Department identified Brandon Nguyen, 29, of Huntington Beach as the suspect in the stabbing. Police said officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of East Second Street in response to a report of a stabbing and responded within two minutes. Officers found Hernandez had been stabbed in the upper body and rendered emergency aid until Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD) paramedics arrived. LBFD rushed Hernandez to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Nguyen was arrested by Long Beach PD the following day at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and booked into the Long Beach City Jail on murder charges.
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This is the second killing in the 15-block stretch of the Long Beach entertainment district Belmont Shore in two weeks. On February 17, a man was shot and killed outside Dogz Bar and Grill after another confrontation.