Leon Scott, a 28-year-old black man, was fatally shot Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015,  in the 15600 block of South Washington Avenue in East Compton, according to Los Angeles coroner’s records. 

Hours before the killing, Martin Ernesto Cervantes, a 24-year-old Latino, and several other men had allegedly stolen a U-Haul from a Long Beach parking lot, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Det. Richard Biddle said.

About 10:30 p.m., Scott was at home with his wife in their Long Beach apartment, Biddle said. Scott then heard his car alarm go off when a U-Haul truck backed into his sedan.

Scott left his apartment to confront the driver, but the truck drove off. Scott tailed the driver for about a block until the truck stopped in the 15600 block of South Washington Avenue.

Scott got out of his car and approached the truck, Biddle said. Cervantes then opened the truck door and opened fire, authorities said. …

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Ernesto Calzadilla, a 27-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in the 2200 block of Batson Avenue in Rowland Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

On New Year’s Eve, Calzadilla attended a celebration at his friend’s family home. During the party, Michael John Morey fatally shot his son’s bedridden mother, his girlfriend and Calzadilla, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. John Corina. The three victims also included Linda Patricia Merrell, 48, and Betty Jean Morey, 54.

Calzadilla’s friend, Christopher Morey, a 33-year-old white man, wrestled the gun away from his father and shot him once, killing him, officials said.

All four victims were pronounced dead at 8:40 p.m.

Corina said the group had been drinking at the time, and that investigators were trying to determine whether a dispute between the father and his girlfriend over the use of the washing machine played a role in …

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Linda Patricia Merrell, a 48-year-old white female, died Thursday, Dec. 31, after being shot in Rowland Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Betty Jean Morey, a 54-year-old white female, died Thursday, Dec. 31, after being shot in Rowland Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Michael John Morey, a 54-year-old white man, was fatally shot in the 2200 block of Batson Avenue in Rowland Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

A group of people were having a New Year’s Eve celebration at a home when Morey fatally shot his son’s bedridden mother, his girlfriend and a friend, said Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. John Corina.

His son, Christopher Morey, a 33-year-old white man, wrestled the gun away from his father and shot him once, killing him, officials said.

The four victims, including Ernesto Calzadilla, 27, Linda Patricia Merrell, 48, and Betty Jean Morey, 54, were all pronounced dead at 8:40 p.m.

Corina said the group had been drinking at the time, and that investigators were trying to determine whether a dispute between the father and his girlfriend over the use of the washing machine played a role in the shooting.

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Adan Alexis Corea-Santillana, a 37-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, after being shot in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Ian Antonio Davis-Alexander, a 23-year-old black man, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, after he was shot in the 900 block of East 120th Street in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly after 6:05 p.m. on Dec. 29, Davis-Alexander was standing outside an apartment complex, LAPD Det. Dave Garrido said.

Two people walked up and opened fire, striking Davis-Alexander.

Davis-Alexander was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead Dec. 30 at 4:08 p.m.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division 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.

Tien Phuong Hua, a 33-year-old Vietnamese man, was killed in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday, Dec. 29, in the 3500 block of Strang Avenue in Rosemead, according to Los Angeles County coroner records.

Hua was shot in the backyard of his family home as officers were trying to serve arrest and search warrants connected to the fatal shooting of Henry Xavier Estrada, a 27-year-old Latino who was killed Sunday, Dec. 27, in the Hollywood Hills.

The dispute that led to the two shootings “appears to have been a relationship issue,” LAPD West Bureau Lt. John Radtke said.

Estrada was dating Hua’s ex-girlfriend, Radtke said, and the two had gone to a rental “party house” on North Sycamore Avenue, near Camrose Drive, the night Estrada was killed. Investigators think Hua used electronic communication to trick Estrada and his girlfriend into walking out of the house, Radtke said.

“They thought they were meeting someone …

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Henry Xavier Estrada, a 27-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Dec. 27, in the 6900 block of Camrose Drive, near North Sycamore Avenue in the Hollywood Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Estrada and his girlfriend had gone to a rental “party house” on North Sycamore Avenue, when a man lured the couple outside via electronic communication, said LAPD Lt. John Radtke.

“They thought they were meeting someone else,” he said.

According to witnesses, the man confronted the couple when they walked outside, and then chased Estrada up Camrose Drive and shot him, Radtke said.

The man, later identified as Tien Phuong Hua, a 33-year-old Vietnamese man, then came back and tried to kidnap his former girlfriend, who police say was dating Estrada, pulling her into his car, investigators say. Hua became distracted, however, Radtke said, and the woman was able to escape before Hua drove east …

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Jason Carl Haddock, a 37-year-old white male, died Friday, Dec. 25, after being shot in Winnetka, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Irving Giovanni Araujo, a 29-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, in the 12000 block of Downey Avenue in Downey, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

The incident began at 5:24 p.m. when the Downey Police Department received 911 calls about shots fired in the parking lot behind a large apartment complex, Sgt. Kevin McCaster said.

Shortly thereafter, the department also received reports about a gray Toyota Yaris that collided with parked cars near the shooting scene.

When officers arrived, they found Araujo lying in the parking lot,  McCaster said. 

Araujo, who lived in Los Angeles, was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:26 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head, according to coroner’s records. 

The officers stopped two other men a short distance from the crashed Yaris, McCaster said. One had a gunshot wound, and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. …

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Jerica Denise Owens, a 25-year-old black woman, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 22, in the 1900 block of Chestnut Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Long Beach police officers were called to the apartment building about 8:30 a.m. regarding a possible domestic violence incident in progress, and found Owens lying in an alley outside the building, according to a department news release. 

Owens was pronounced dead at the scene with multiple gunshot wounds to her head, according to coroner records. 

Witnesses told investigators that a man shot Owens and then left the scene with a toddler before officers arrived, according to the news release. 

An officer arriving at the scene noticed a man who matched the suspect’s description at an apartment building one block away, in the 1800 block of Chestnut Avenue, according to the release. The officers surrounded the building and forced entry …

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Cheyanne Donta Woods, a 29-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 22, in the 2600 block of South Bronson Avenue in Jefferson Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 10:30 a.m., Woods was standing on a sidewalk alone when a gunman walked up and opened fire, LAPD Det. Dave Garrido said. The gunman ran back to a waiting vehicle, possibly a light-colored sedan, and fled into an alley.

Woods was pronounced dead at 10:42 a.m. at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division 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.

Edgar Gilberto Fabian, a 49-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 22, in the 4900 block of Mason Street in South Gate, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Fabian was shot inside the office of his business, the A-1 Diamond Touch Body Shop, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Eddie Hernandez. Deputies were called to the scene about 12:13 p.m.

A couple of employees were working in the shop, Hernandez said, but Fabian was alone in the office when he was shot. Witnesses told investigators they saw an adult male walk into the office and then heard multiple gunshots.

After the shooting, the shooter walked out of the business and was last seen walking east in an alley, Hernandez said. 

Fabian was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:22 p.m. with multiple gunshot wounds, according to coroner’s records. 

The employees told investigators that the assailant had come to …

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Raul Garcia Prieto, a 22-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Dec. 21, in the 1200 block of North Cedon Drive in Valinda, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Investigators were called to a residence regarding a shooting at 7:57 p.m., but were able to collect few details about what transpired, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Eddie  Hernandez. 

Prieto was visiting the house at the time of the shooting and apparently got into a fight with someone else at the house, Hernandez said. The other person, described only as a Latino, shot Prieto and then left before investigators arrived. 

People in the house “appear to have been involved in some kind of narcotics activity, based on the paraphernalia found at the scene,” Hernandez said. 

Prieto was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:42 p.m. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the …

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