Police allege suspect who fatally shot man in garage also killed friend at hotel
Mathew De Diego was already in custody for another murder when detectives tied him to the shooting of a 19-year-old at a Long Beach hotel last week, police said.
Police say a 19-year-old who was recently arrested on suspicion of shooting a man to death is also believed to be responsible for the slaying of another man at a Long Beach hotel last week.
Long Beach resident Mathew De Diego is accused of shooting his friend, Jaiquan Cranberry, while they were staying at a hotel in the 4100 block of Willow Street on the afternoon of July 18, according to authorities. Cranberry died after being taken to a hospital, police said.
