Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell standing next to photos of Gus Adams and Andrea Miller. Photo by Brittany Woolsey.

July 29, 4:27PM | According to the Long Beach Police Department, Gus Adams and Andrea Miller, two of the three suspects in the July 24 robbery in Bixby Knolls, had been previously arrested earlier this year on charges of elder abuse.

On May 14 at approximately 8:25PM, Miller and Adams were both arrested at the home of an elderly male victim, located on the 2100 block of Maine Avenue after patrol officers conducted an investigation relating to the victim being extorted out of several hundred dollars.

Miller and Adams were arrested and booked for a variety of charges that included extortion, embezzlement, and receiving funds under false pretenses, police say.

Miller was killed on July 24 when Tom Greer, the Bixby Knolls resident whose home Miller and Adams were burglarizing, came home and discovered the pair in his house. Greer told police the suspects attacked him and jumped on him then fled. He then grabbed his .22-caliber Smith and Wesson revolver, chased Miller and Adams out of his home, and fired on the suspects. Miller was hit and later pronounced dead on the scene.

The investigation remains ongoing.

UPDATE: Mother of Robbery Suspect Believed to Be an Accomplice; Charged with Burglary, Robbery

July 29, 10:30AM | A Long Beach woman found to be a third suspect in connection with a robbery last week—which left one other female suspect dead after she was shot by the homeowner—was charged Monday with burglary and robbery.

Prosecutors found Ruby Adams, 49, acted as a lookout during the July 22 burglary at the home of 80-year-old Bixby Knolls resident Tom Greer. Ruby Adams is the mother of Gus Adams, another suspect in the case, who is already in custody and has been charged with one count each of murder, residential robbery, residential burglary, grand theft of a firearm and felon possession of a firearm.

Ruby Adams was charged with one count each of first-degree residential burglary and first-degree robbery, along with an allegation of elder abuse.

Prosecutors plan to ask for bail of $175,000 for Adams, who was arrested Friday. She faces up to seven years in prison if she’s convicted.

City News Service contributed to this report.

UPDATE: Police Arrest Third Suspect in Connection with Tuesday Night Bixby Knolls Robbery

July 25, 6:02PM | Police have arrested a third suspect involved in Tuesday night’s robbery that left one other suspect dead after the resident fatally shot her. After investigating the incident further, Long Beach Police Department detectives discovered a third suspect, identified as 49-year-old Ruby Adams of Long Beach, was involved in the residential robbery.

Adams was arrested and booked for robbery Thursday night. It is anticipated that charges will also be filed against Ruby Adams on Monday.