LONG BEACH – Detectives have arrested a 49-year-old homeless man in connection with the fatal shooting of another homeless man near Lincoln Park in Long Beach, authorities said Wednesday.

The shooting happened around 4:20 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of West Broadway, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Officers and fire personnel responded and took the victim, in his 50s, to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name has not been released pending family notification.

“The preliminary investigation suggests the suspect approached the victim, shot him and quickly fled the area,” according to a police statement.

The suspect, identified as Billy Zepeda, was arrested Tuesday in the area of Baltic Avenue and Willow Street, police said.

“During the arrest,

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