Charles Edward Lewis III, a 26-year-old black male, died Wednesday, May 6, after being shot near 1732 W. 111th St. in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Hakim Payton Kent, a 43-year-old black man, was shot and killed Wednesday, May 6, in the 700 block of North La Brea Avenue in Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
About 6:45 p.m., officers from the Inglewood Police Department were called to tend to a shooting victim in the area, according to a news release from the department.
Officers found Kent on the ground with gunshot wounds.
Kent was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not release additional information about the shooting.
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Josephine Reyes, a 65-year-old Latina, was fatally stabbed Tuesday, May 5, in the 1700 block of Alisar Avenue in Monterey Park, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner's records.
At about 10:45 a.m., a man called 911 to say he had just killed someone, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which was assisting with the investigation.
Officers from the Monterey Park Police Department arrived at the scene and found a man standing outside a home with his hands up. He was taken into custody.
Officers went inside the home and found Reyes with stab wounds. Reyes was pronounced dead at the scene at 11 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
The officers recovered two knives. Authorities said the man who called 911 was the victim's son. It was not clear what prompted the stabbing.
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Mark Anthony Jones, a 36-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by law enforcement Monday, May 4, near the 60 Freeway west of Paramount Boulevard in Montebello, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Shortly before 8:30 p.m., a California Highway Patrol unit tried to pull over a motorist who was heading east on the freeway, according to a CHP news release.
During the stop, the motorist, identified as Jones, “failed to comply” with the officers’ commands and the officers opened fire, authorities said. Officer Christian Baldonado said multiple rounds were fired, but it remains unclear how many officers discharged their weapons.
The officers performed CPR and radioed for help from a nearby Los Angeles County Fire Department station, the agency said. Paramedics responded and rendered aid, but the man was pronounced dead at 8:50 p.m.
Investigators recovered a “long-bladed type weapon” at the ...
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Teena Louise Maldonado, a 38-year-old Latina, was shot and killed Sunday, May 3, in the 600 block of North Santa Fe Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Shortly before 7:30 p.m., deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a home regarding a gunshot victim, according to a news release from the department.
Deputies found Maldonado with gunshot wounds, and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said the weapon and the suspect “remain outstanding” and did not release additional information about what led to the shooting.
Maldonado’s sister, Anna Maldonado, said Teena worked as a cashier at Costco. She had three children, ages 16, 11 and 6.
“They’re always always together,” Anna said of her sister and her children. “She was a great mother.”
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Ruben Arreola Nunez, a 40-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, May 3, after being shot near 4550 Peck Road in El Monte, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Herman Lavell Scales, a 45-year-old black male, died Saturday, May 2, after being shot near 9622 S. Avalon Blvd. in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Jayson James McKinley, a 32-year-old black male, died Saturday, May 2, after being shot near 11611 S. Willowbrook Ave. in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Horacio Maldonado, a 43-year-old Latino, died Saturday, May 2, after being stabbed near West 104th Street & Prairie Avenue in Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
About 8:35 a.m., officers from the Inglewood Police Department responded to a call of a stabbing victim in an alley, according to a news release from police.
Officers found Maldonado suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:36 a.m., coroner’s records show.
At the crime scene, police found “evidence that identified a suspect who was known to them,” according to the news release.
Luis Casillas, a 19-year-old Latino, has been charged with one count of murder, according to police and court records.
Detectives did not release additional information about the killing.
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Moises Vidal, a 31-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, May 2, after being shot near 8800 Whittier Blvd. in Pico Rivera, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Daniel Hernandez Bravo, a 28-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, April 30, after being shot by law enforcement near Wall & East 23rd streets in Historic South-Central, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Terrance Macky Brown, a 58-year-old black male, died Wednesday, April 29, after being shot near 1230 W. 112th St. in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Gerardo Gomez, a 36-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, April 28, after being shot near 124 E. Slauson Ave. in South Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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