Arrest Made In Murder Of Ex Long Beach College Football Player

LONG BEACH, CA -- A 30-year-old Lynwood man was arrested today on suspicion of fatally shooting a former Long Beach City College football player during an attempted robbery at a Jack-in-the-Box restaurant drive-thru in 2018,police said.

Edward Jacobs was booked on suspicion of murder in the killing of Guy Eugene Alford III, 20, of Hawthorne, police said.

Hawthorne was shot about 12:15 a.m. Sept. 26, 2018, near 52nd Street and Atlantic Boulevard in Long Beach. Officers responding to the shooting call found Alford suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper body, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

``The victim was inside a blue Chevrolet Impala in a fast-food parking lot when the shooting occurred,'' according to a Long Beach police statement.

Alford apparently got out of the car in the parking lot, then collapsed and died.

Surveillance video from a nearby location showed Alford's vehicle in the restaurant's drive-thru lane when a second vehicle pulled up behind and three suspects got out, one of whom then went to the driver's side and appeared to open fire, according to KCAL9, which reviewed the recording.

Alford then slumped to the side as four passengers exited his car and the three suspects got back into their vehicle, which left the area, according to KCAL9, which reported that a camera in the drive-thru area was not working.

``Based on their investigation, detectives believe Jacobs approached Alford with the intent of committing a robbery, which ultimately resulted in Alford being shot by Jacobs,'' according to a police statement.

Jacobs was being held on $2 million bail, police said.