Karl Braggs, a 58-year-old black male, died Thursday, Jan. 16, in Sun Valley, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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Hector Guzman Jr., a 29-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Jan. 11, in Montebello, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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Kenneth Onyebuchi Onah, a 46-year-old black male, died Saturday, Jan. 11, after being shot near the 15100 block of Raymond Avenue in Gardena, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Benny Norbert Aguirre, a 30-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Jan. 11, after being shot near the 3200 block of Baldwin Park Boulevard in Baldwin Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Alejandro Eli Alvarado, also known as Alejandro Elias Alvarado, a 33-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Monday, Jan. 6, in the 900 block of South Duncan Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Los Angeles sheriff's deputies found Alvarado lying in the residential street around 1:19 a.m., after someone reported hearing gunshots, Lt. Scott Hoglund said.
He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:14 a.m. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators don't have any suspect information, Hoglund said. Alvarado lived in Bell Gardens, and it's not clear why he was in the neighborhood, Hoglund said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Isaiah Angel Lopez, a 16-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, after being shot near the 3000 block of Hill Street in Walnut Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Claudia Janet Lopez, a 37-year-old Latino female, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, after being shot near the 2200 block of West 154th Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Homer Montes Garcia, a 56-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, after being stabbed near 103 E. 7th St. in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Bradley Meas, a 32-year-old Asian man, was fatally shot Dec. 29 in the 2300 block of East 124th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Meas was standing on the sidewalk with four other people in front of an apartment complex around 5:30 p.m. when two adult males walked up to the group, according to a Long Beach Police Department news release. One of the newcomers yelled at the group and "subsequently opened fire," striking Meas and another adult male.
The suspects fled from the scene on foot before officers arrived, according to the release.
Meas and the other gunshot victim were taken to a nearby hospital where Meas was pronounced dead at 5:34 p.m., according to coroner's records.
The second victim was treated for his wounds and released, according to the news release.
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Dayvon Taylor, a 6-year-old boy, was pronounced dead on Thursday, Dec. 26, after he was "severely beaten" in a Downey apartment, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
Tyler D'Shaun Martin Brand, the boy's 23-year-old godfather, was charged with murder and assault on Dec. 30 in connection with the boy's death, according to the release.
Dayvon, a first-grader at Normandie Avenue Elementary, had been in Martin Brand's care for "several days" over the holiday break, according to the news release. The boy was pronounced dead at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach the evening of Dec. 26.
Downey Police investigators have released only a few details on the case and put a security hold on the autopsy results, meaning they can't be released to the public.
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Andrew Isaiah Andalon, a 22-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Wednesday, Dec. 25, in the 1100 block of East Hollyvale Street in Azusa, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Andalon, a resident of La Puente, was visiting with some acquaintances in a carport outside an apartment complex around 4 a.m. on Christmas morning, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Scott Hoglund.
A car drove down the alley in front of the carport and someone inside began shooting, Hoglund said.
Andalon was struck by the gunfire and ran to one of the apartments, where he collapsed, Hoglund said. He was pronounced dead at 4:24 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the chest.
No one else was injured, Hoglund said.
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Jonathan Alexander Villa, a 20-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, after being shot near 8th Street E/O Garland Avenue in Westlake, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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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.
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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 ...
Guillermo M. Romero, a 42-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Dec. 22, after being shot near the 300 block of Witmer Street in Westlake, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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