Heather Ann Kent, 59
Heather Ann Kent, a 59-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, in South Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Heather Ann Kent, a 59-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, in South Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Mikie Sontero Tarango, a 41-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Monday, Dec. 23, in the 1100 block of East Larkwood Street in West Covina, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Tarango was in his garage with his brother and a female friend around 9 p.m. when two men walked up and at least one of the men began shooting, striking all three of the people inside, said West Covina Police Lt. Travis Tibbetts.
Tarango was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:25 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the chest.
His brother was taken to the hospital in critical condition but is expected to survive, Tibbetts said. The woman was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, he said.
Tarango's mother, Dianne, described her son as "a beloved father, son, grandpa, uncle and beloved friend" in an …
The holiday season is particularly rough for Nicole Williams.
Her 27-year-old son, Antonio “Tony” Wilson, was shot on the street after leaving a shopping center in South Los Angeles in November 2017.
Williams spent that Thanksgiving by his bedside, praying for his survival. By Christmas, he was dead, leaving his mother to question her faith in God. Police do not believe Wilson was a gang member and no arrests have been made in his killing.
Since her son's death, Williams has become involved in anti-gun violence efforts and has found solace in the community of others who are grieving.
On Saturday afternoon, Williams joined activist organizations Moms Demand Action and the Movement of Mourning Mothers Assn. in throwing a holiday party at the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street Station for children who have lost a parent or another loved one to violence. It's her way of coping.
“I …
Roberto DeJesus Hernandez, a 53-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Dec. 21, after being shot near the 800 block of North Mariposa Avenue in East Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Earl Dean Chiles, a 43-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday Dec. 21 in the 11500 block of South Vermont Avenue in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 1:30 a.m., people were in a parking lot when an argument broke out and Chiles was shot, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.
It’s unclear what the disagreement was about, and the shooter fled.
Chiles was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:47 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Police are seeking witnesses.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
Nathan Anthony Fernandes, a 17-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Dec. 19 in the 10700 block of Anzac Avenue in Watts, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 7:45 p.m., Fernandes was standing in his front yard when a vehicle traveling north drove up and a person inside began shooting, striking the teenager, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.
The vehicle continued traveling north on South Anzac Avenue.
Fernandes was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
It’s unclear why Fernandes was shot.
Police are looking for witnesses.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
Kalvin Damian Sanchez, a 23-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, after sustaining blunt force trauma near 3939 S. Figueroa St. in Exposition Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Yocelin Kadi Zuniga, an 18-year-old Latina, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, after she was shot near Vanowen Street and Ethel Avenue in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
On Dec. 14 about 9 p.m., Zuniga was in the passenger seat of a white BMW that her boyfriend was driving east on Vanowen Street when the car stopped at Ethel Avenue, said Los Angeles police Det. James Fillmore.
A gray sedan pulled up and a person inside shot at the BMW, striking Zuniga in the head, Fillmore said.
As Zuniga’s boyfriend tried to chase down the sedan, the two cars continued east on Vanowen, then onto Coldwater Canyon Avenue, Fillmore said.
The boyfriend hit a curb, then took Zuniga back to his house and called 911.
Zuniga was taken to a hospital where she was on life support until Dec. 18.
Police said that the shooter is described as …
George Angel Garcia, a 43-year-old Latino, was found dead Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, in the 12500 block of Raymer Street in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County medical-examiner coroner’s records.
About 10:30 a.m., officers from the LAPD’s North Hollywood division responded to a call for a death investigation near railroad tracks in the area, police said.
Officers found Garcia near the tracks with blunt force trauma to his head. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are looking for witnesses to the attack, which they believe occurred between 7 and 10:30 a.m. south of the railroad tracks.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Christine Moselle at (818) 374-9550. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
Jorge Serrano, a 25-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Dec. 16, after being shot by law enforcement near the 3600 block of East Fourth Street in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Erin Kayla Lavender, a 19-year-old black woman, died on Saturday, Dec. 15, after she was fatally shot in the 20300 block of Alvo Avenue in Carson, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Lavender, a sophomore softball player at Compton College, and her friend, 17-year-old Dalelaja Francis Denise Hearn, a senior at Hoover High School in Fresno, had gone to a vigil in a residence that evening to honor a male friend who died a week earlier from what appeared to be a drug overdose, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean told The Times.
Shortly before 9 p.m., the young women got into their car, which was parked in front of the residence. As they were preparing to leave, someone began shooting into the car, Dean said.
A dark-colored SUV was seen leaving the area, but investigators don't know if it was related to the shooting or …
Dalelaja Francis Denise Hearn, a 17-year-old black girl, died on Saturday, Dec. 15, after she was fatally shot in the 20300 block of Alvo Avenue in Carson, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Hearn, a high school student, and her friend, 19-year-old Erin Kayla Lavender, a softball player at Compton College, had gone to a vigil in a residence that evening to honor a male friend who died a week earlier from what appeared to be a drug overdose, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean told The Times.
Shortly before 9 p.m., the young women got into their car, which was parked in front of the residence. As they were preparing to leave, someone began shooting into the car, Dean said.
A dark-colored SUV was seen leaving the area, but investigators don't know if it was related to the shooting or if the shooters were on …
Levert Leon Jefferson, a 56-year-old Black male, died Sunday, Dec. 15, after sustaining blunt force trauma near 4029 S. Hooper Ave. in Central-Alameda, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.