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Man sentenced to 21 years in prison in 2017 Blue Line shooting

By Iris Lee

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A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 21 years in prison Thursday in the fatal shooting of a man nearly two years ago at the Compton Metro Blue Line station.

A jury on Sept. 12 convicted Arthur Lee Lewis of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of Travon Brown Jr., 21.  The jury also found gun allegations against Lewis to be true.

The shooting occurred around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2017. Lewis and his stepbrother Eric Roberts, 23, exited the Metro Blue Line train at the Compton station, yelling gang names and asking people what gang they belonged to, according to prosecutors and witness testimony at trial.

The duo approached Brown, Deputy Dist. Atty. Luke Sisak said, and a fight ensued. Roberts threw the first punch, Sisak said.

“These two guys went out looking for trouble, looking for violence, knowing they were going to use the gun,” Sisak ...

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Javier Villagrana, 50

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Javier Villagrana, a 50-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Oct. 19, in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Do you have information to share about the life of Javier Villagrana? The Homicide Report needs your help. Please fill out this form.

Jose Lopez, 23

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Jose Lopez, a 23-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Oct. 18, in North Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Do you have information to share about the life of Jose Lopez? The Homicide Report needs your help. Please fill out this form.

Wesley Drakes, 42

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Wesley Drakes, a 42-year-old black male, died Thursday, Oct. 17, in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Do you have information to share about the life of Wesley Drakes? The Homicide Report needs your help. Please fill out this form.

Lasseri James Frazier Jr., 21

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Lasseri James Frazier Jr., a 21-year-old black male, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, after being shot in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Investigators renew reward in 2017 Monrovia shooting that killed 'a true innocent victim'

By Jeanette Marantos

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Oscar Garcia, an aspiring photographer and high school senior, was just hanging out with two friends the night of April 22, 2017, in the Monrovia garage outside one friend's home, when a tall Latino with a thin mustache-goatee burst into the garage, exchanged a few words and began shooting. 

Garcia, 18, was killed by the bullets that seriously injured his male friend in the 100 block of West Cypress Avenue. His female friend was unharmed. 

It was the first homicide in Monrovia since June 2015. The quiet, shady street where Garcia died sits behind a modern business park, and signs outside several homes urge motorists to "drive as though your children live here." 

Now more than two years later, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has renewed a $20,000 reward for information about the shooter, in the hope that someone will recognize the shooter ...

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Samuel Alejandro Estrada, 41

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Samuel Alejandro Estrada, a 41-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Marvey Alfaituli, 54

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Marvey Alfaituli, a 54-year-old male, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Antonio Centeno Rodriguez, 52

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Antonio Centeno Rodriguez, a 52-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Oct. 14, after being shot in Van Nuys, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Reginald Davis, 57

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Reginald Davis, a 57-year-old black male, died Sunday, Oct. 13, in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

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Sawandi Asad Toussaint, 21

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Sawandi Asad Toussaint, a 21-year-old black male, died Saturday, Oct. 12, in El Monte, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

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Ricardo Medina, 41

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Ricardo Medina, a 41-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Oct. 11, after being stabbed in South El Monte, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Michael Phillip Uccello, 48

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Michael Phillip Uccello, a 48-year-old white male, died Thursday, Oct. 10, after being shot in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Compton man sentenced to 15 years to life for killing his wife

By Iris Lee

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A 67-year-old man was sentenced Sept. 25 to 15 years to life in prison for killing his wife of more than 30 years in their Compton home last year, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.

Henry Cunningham pleaded no contest July 29 to one count of second-degree murder in the killing of Melanie Ann Cunningham, according to prosecutors.

Around 1 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2018, Cunningham slit his wife's throat with a knife while she was sleeping in bed with their 1-year-old granddaughter, according to a probation report filed in court. 

Cunningham then took his granddaughter, who was unharmed, to a spare bedroom and went back to sleep. The next morning, he drove to his daughter's work with about $6,000 in cash and told her that he had just killed Melanie. 

Cunningham told sheriff's homicide detectives that he had ...

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Aristides Antonio Ruiz Jr., 29

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Aristides Antonio Ruiz Jr., a 29-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, after being shot in East Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Do you have information to share about the life of Aristides Antonio Ruiz Jr.? The Homicide Report needs your help. Please fill out this form.

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