Suspect in Orizaba Park murder not yet charged

It was last Friday that the Long Beach Police Department announced it was seeking a local gang member, believed armed and dangerous, in connection with the slaying of a USC grad at Orizaba Park on April 4.
By early Saturday, police had found their suspect -- Tyree Joyner, 24, of Long Beach -- in the parking lot of a North Long Beach bar after patrol officers responded to calls of a shooting at the location, police said.
As of Wednesday, however, Joyner had yet to be charged in the murder of 27-year-old Garrett Norris, a former Texas resident who moved to Long Beach after securing a job at Mercedes-Benz of Long Beach.
Norris, according to witnesses, was gunned down at Orizaba Park when he tried to stop two suspects from stealing his belongings,which included his iPod. The Engineering grad moved to the city last fall, friends said.
Prosecutors announced the arrest of the first suspect, a 15-year-old alleged gang member, last week.
The teen, who has not been identified because he is a minor, could face a charge of murder in adult court if he is found unfit to remain in the juvenile court system, said Deputy District Attorney John Lonergan, who is assigned to DA's Hardcore Gang Unit.
The murder charge was filed against the 15-year-old on April 21.
The following day, the accused  "denied" the juvenile court petition - the equivalent of a not guilty plea in adult court, and he is due back in Long Beach Superior Court on May 13 for a fitness hearing, which is used to determine whether a suspect should remain in juvenile court or be sent to adult court.
Also on April 21, police arrested another alleged Long Beach gang member in connection with Norris's slaying, this one 18 years old. That man was released after 48-hours when authorities failed to bring charges.
Then, last weekend, police announced the warrant issued for Joyner followed by his capture.
He has not been charged, but is being held on a parole violation, authorities explained Wednesday.
Joyner was found in a car believed to be involved in the shooting at the bar parking lot, near South Street and Paramount Boulevard. A weapon was found at that time as well, a violation of Joyner's parole, authorities said.
That violation allows authorities to hold Joyner at the Men's Central Jail without a deadline for an arraignment -- which would normally be within 48-hours -- and gives them more time to continue working on the case, police and prosecutors said Wednesday.
Joyner is also being held without bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Information Center.
His arraignment date has yet to be set.