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Charles Michael Farrell, a 66-year-old black male, died Wednesday, Dec. 4, after sustaining blunt force trauma near the 1100 block of East Anaheim Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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The LAPD last week announced a $75,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of two suspects in the killing of a 22-year-old business owner in Van Nuys about a year ago.
On Dec. 6, 2018, Osvaldo Hernandez, 22, was hanging out with a friend shortly before 10 p.m. in the 7300 block of Vista Del Monte Avenue when one or more people walked up and began shooting at them without provocation, police previously told The Times.
Both Hernandez and the friend were wounded. Hernandez died at a hospital.
Family members described Hernandez as a responsible man who was saving his money to invest in a home. Hernandez ran an auto repair shop and worked part-time delivering oil to other shops.
“He was full of life,” Aldo Hernandez, Osvaldo’s older brother, previously told The Times. “He was not content to just be in the house ...
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John Charles Williams, a 38-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Dec. 1, in the 8900 block of South Figueroa Street in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.
About 9 p.m., Williams was riding his bike north on South Figueroa approaching West 89th Street when a vehicle approached and a person inside began shooting, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.
The vehicle continued north, police said.
Williams was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:12 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
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.
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Andrew LaVelle Price II, a 36-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Nov. 30, in the 13200 block of South Wilkie Avenue in Gardena, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 8:49 p.m., multiple people called the Gardena Police Department about gunshots heard in the area, according to a news release from the department.
Officers arrived and discovered Price, who had suffered a gunshot wound to the hip, police said.
Price was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:13 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Detectives said, based off a preliminary investigation, that Price was standing on the sidewalk with a group when two vehicles drove by one after the other and shot at the group, striking Price.
The two suspect vehicles were described as a silver Lexus sedan and a dark-colored BMW.
Price, a father of ...
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Francisco Gabriel Onofre-Rivera, a 21-year-old Latino, died Wednesday, Nov. 27, after he was shot in the 1900 block of Meyler Street in San Pedro, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 11:15 p.m., Onofre-Rivera had just left a party and was standing on a sidewalk when a person fired multiple rounds in his direction, causing him to fall to the ground, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Two females were also wounded but are expected to survive, police said.
Onofre-Rivera was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next day, at 12:20 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Police are trying to narrow down the vehicle description in their search for a suspect.
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Nathaniel Robert Pinnock, a 22-year-old black male, died Monday, Nov. 25, after being shot by law enforcement near the 6700 block of Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Tijah Devon Johnson, a 23-year-old black man, was fatally shot on Saturday, Nov. 23, in the 1900 block of East Pine Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Johnson was hanging out with several people a few blocks from his home shortly after noon when a single shot was fired from the driver's side window of a white or grayish-colored compact SUV heading south on East Pine Street, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean.
The shot hit Johnson directly in the face, Dean said. "The distance was a good 40 yards," he said. "I don't think it was that good of a shot; it looks like just total luck."
Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:50 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the head ...
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Skye Lynn Gutierrez, an 18-year-old Latina, died Friday, Nov. 22, after she was shot in the 1500 block of South Point View Street in Mid-City, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.
Shortly after 10 p.m., Gutierrez was standing with a man in the area when two men walked up and a fight began, said Los Angeles Police Det. Sean Kinchla.
During the altercation, Gutierrez was struck by gunfire. The man she was with was not injured, Kinchla said.
The two assailants, described only as Latinos, fled.
Police believe the shooting was the result of a personal dispute and is an isolated incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (213) 382-9470. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Jaime Albert Ruiz, a 36-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Nov. 22, in the 1500 block of Magnolia Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 10:55 p.m., officers responded to a call of shots fired in the area and found Ruiz with wounds to his upper body, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.
Ruiz was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:17 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Investigators believe that Ruiz and two others were outside a home when a man approached them, police said.
A “verbal exchange” occurred, and the man began shooting at Ruiz and the two people he was with. The two others were uninjured.
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For six years, Randolph Garbutt lived in fear that his past would catch up to him.
In a 2016 interview with police, he said he never meant to kill his roommate, Raven Campbell, 37.
Garbutt, who pleaded no contest to manslaughter in the killing, was sentenced to 11 years in prison in October, according to prosecutors and court records.
Campbell went missing during the summer of 2009. Her whereabouts remained a mystery for six years, until Campbell’s sister received an anonymous phone call to check the downstairs closet of the old apartment she shared with Garbutt in Lomita.
With the help of cadaver dogs, authorities discovered Campbell's body hidden in a wall in July 2015.
Court documents made public after the sentencing detailed what Garbutt initially told investigators.
Seven months after Campbell’s body was discovered, Garbutt was arrested on a minor traffic violation.
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John Carldarius Johnson Jr., a 25-year-old black man, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, after he was shot in the 9800 block of South Van Ness Avenue in Gramercy Park, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, shortly before midnight, Johnson was driving a black Kia with another person north on South Van Ness, said Los Angeles Police Det. John Flores.
A car pulled up beside the Kia and a person inside began shooting at Johnson, Flores said.
The Kia collided with a parked car. The other person in the car, who was not injured, got out and flagged down a motorist for help.
Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:02 a.m. on Nov. 20, according to coroner’s records.
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Jessica Ann Beedles, a 42-year-old white female, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, after being shot in Woodland Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Alex Flores, a 34-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, after being shot in Historic South-Central, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Alejandrino Elisardo Coronado Bautista, a 40-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Nov. 18, after being shot in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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