The Homicide Report

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

Posted Oct. 15, 2019, 5:10 p.m.

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 ...

Reginald Davis, 57

Posted Oct. 14, 2019

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

Posted Oct. 14, 2019

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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Michael Phillip Uccello, 48

Posted Oct. 15, 2019

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

Posted Oct. 9, 2019, 6:07 a.m.

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 ...

Aristides Antonio Ruiz Jr., 29

Posted Oct. 14, 2019

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.

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Joseph James Smith Alonzo, 19

Posted Oct. 16, 2019

Joseph James Smith Alonzo, a 19-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Oct. 7, after being shot in Norwalk, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Eronald Deas III, 18

By Nicole Santa Cruz

Posted Oct. 7, 2019

Eronald Deas III, an 18-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Oct. 6, near East 69th Way and Muriel Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly after 7 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call of shots fired and found Deas on a sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso, according to a news release from the department.

Deas was pronounced dead at 7:18 p.m. at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Police said that Deas was walking north across the intersection of East 69th Way and Muriel Avenue when multiple people walked up to him and fired multiple rounds.

Investigators are trying to determine the motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (562) 570-7244. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800 ...

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Marco Antonio Vazquez, 37

By Jeanette Marantos

Posted Oct. 8, 2019

Marco Antonio Vazquez, a 37-year-old Latino, was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies on Sunday, Oct. 6, in the 8200 block of Rexall Avenue in West Whittier-Los Nietos, according to Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner records.

Vazquez lived in a house with his wife, children, parents and other family members in West Whittier, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred.

Around 8 p.m. neighbors called deputies to report that Vazquez was running around the outside of his house with a machete in his hand, banging on the windows, Alfred said.

When deputies arrived, Vazquez was in the house and family members told investigators that Vazquez was paranoid and schizophrenic, and sometimes became overly protective of his family.

The deputies called all the family members out of the house, to check on their welfare but Vazquez refused to come out, Alfred ...

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Jose Jesus Millan, 24

Posted Oct. 16, 2019

Jose Jesus Millan, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Oct. 6, after being shot in West Covina, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Byron Keith Hill, 55

Posted Oct. 16, 2019

Byron Keith Hill, a 55-year-old black male, died Friday, Oct. 4, after being shot in Vernon, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Julio Martinez, 58

Posted Oct. 16, 2019

Julio Martinez, a 58-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Oct. 3, after being shot in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Joseph Dennis Bongarzone, 65

Posted Oct. 16, 2019

Joseph Dennis Bongarzone, a 65-year-old white male, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Santa Monica, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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Daniel Tagnori Uribe, 38

Posted Oct. 16, 2019

Daniel Tagnori Uribe, a 38-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Sept. 29, after being shot at 10917 Long Beach Blvd., according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

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David De Jesus Hernandez, 24

By Nicole Santa Cruz

Posted Oct. 1, 2019

David De Jesus Hernandez, a 24-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Sept. 28, in the 700 block of South Serrano Avenue in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

Shortly before 3:15 a.m., Hernandez was in the stairwell of an apartment building when he was shot by two people, said Los Angeles Police Det. Sean Kinchla.

The two assailants fled in a white sedan, police said.

Hernandez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:02 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

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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