Photo by Gustavo Castillo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Photo by Gustavo Castillo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Six people have been arrested in the Fourth of July shooting death of a Long Beach man, authorities said.

Kayon Dafney, 24, of Long Beach was found dead about 12:30 a.m. July 4, 2014, in an alley near the 6500 block of Gardenia Avenue, the Long Beach Police Department reported.

“After a thorough investigation, which revealed the shooting occurred over an ongoing gang dispute, a two-day arrest operation took place on March 12 and 13,” police said. “Six suspects were arrested in various cities throughout the region.”

Three men were booked on suspicion of murder: Anthony Chapple, 24, and Kerry Williams Jr., 25, both of Long Beach; and Clyde Beasley, 48, of Westminster.

A man and two women were booked on suspicion of “accessory after the fact”: Kerry Williams Sr., 43, of Lakewood; Arielle Bingley, 25, of San Pedro; and Billie Gobert, 70, of Long Beach.

Arraignments were scheduled in court in Long Beach for five of the suspects on the following days: Chapple, today; Kerry Williams Sr., April 6; Beasley and Kerry Williams Jr., April 8; and Bingley, April 10. Gobert’s arraignment date was pending.

—City News Service

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