The description gives him as black, but the picture shows otherwise. He’s reddish-pink below the nose, and bright orange above the nose. He’s one of those famous “bi-color” people.
A better photo:
http://www.cityofirvine.org/civica/press/display.asp?layout=1&Entry=1458
The female victim played basketball for two years at Long Beach State before transferring to Concordia University. The male played basketball briefly at Cal Poly, then at Concordia.