Oscar Ruiz, 25
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Oscar Ruiz, a 25-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Jan. 20, in Bellflower, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
Woman killed in Reseda self-documented domestic abuse, friends say
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Zindy Carolina Gonzalez Escobar worked at a Van Nuys McDonald’s for years. This year, her co-workers noticed a change.
Gonzalez Escobar began wearing long sleeves. She became more reserved. Her friend and co-worker Stephanie Hernandez said Gonzalez Escobar confided to her that she was being abused, but she wanted to stay with her partner for their 8-year-old son, Isaac.
On Thanksgiving Day, Gonzalez Escobar, who also went by the name of Carolina Medina, was found dead in the apartment she shared with her boyfriend in Reseda.
Police said the man confessed to killing his girlfriend. Ricardo Sauz, 35, has been charged with one count of murder, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. Sauz has pleaded not guilty.
Gonzalez Escobar's aunt brought her to the United States from their home country of El Salvador as a child, her cousin told The Times. Her family wanted ...
Two years after mysterious Palmdale shooting, investigators offer a reward to find the killer
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Jacquarius "Jay" Quinn was a 17-year-old goofball who liked to hang out at home instead of the streets. But on Nov. 6, 2016, someone shot him in the head and left him to die on a desolate road in Palmdale. Two years later, family and investigators are still struggling to learn who and why.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators held a news conference Wednesday to announce a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the shooting that left Jay lying alone in the street around 8:30 that night.
The body in the southbound lane of the 2300 block of Old Harold Road didn't have any identification. Investigators initially thought he died from a hit-and-run accident, until an autopsy revealed he'd been shot in the head. Jay wasn't identified until the next morning, when his grandmother came ...
Olukayode A. Owolabi, 27
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Olukayode A. "Kayode" Owolabi, a 27-year-old black male, was fatally shot on Wednesday, Jan. 16, on Rancho Center Drive at City Ranch Road, about a half-mile south of Elizabeth Lake Road in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators.
Owolabi, a former New York resident who most recently was living in the South Bay community of Westchester, was one of four men shot on the remote, unlighted road around 11 p.m.
Three of the men, including Owolabi, were pronounced dead at the scene, said sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred. A fourth man called 911 to report he had been shot in the face. The survivor was taken to a Palmdale hospital that night, and later transferred to an undisclosed location for more "specialized medical care," Alfred said Tuesday.
The other dead were listed as Sean B. Cowen, a 24-year-old white male from Van Nuys, and David ...
Sean B. Cowen, 24
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Sean B. Cowen, a 24-year-old white male, was fatally shot on Wednesday, Jan. 16, on Rancho Center Drive at City Ranch Road, about a half mile south of Elizabeth Lake Road in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators.
Cowen, a resident of Van Nuys, was one of four men who were shot on the remote, unlighted road around 11 p.m. that night.
Three of the men, including Cowen, were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth man called 911 to report he had been shot in the face. The survivor was taken to a Palmdale hospital that night, and later transferred to an undisclosed location for more "specialized medical care," Lt. Derrick Alfred said Tuesday.
The other dead were listed as David Adalberto Hernandez-Licona, a 25-year-old Latino from Boyle Heights, and Olukayode A. “Kayode” Owolabi, a 27-year-old black male formerly from New York who ...
David Adalberto Hernandez-Licona, 25
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David Adalberto Hernandez-Licona, a 25-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Wednesday, Jan. 16, on Rancho Center Drive at City Ranch Road, about a half mile south of Elizabeth Lake Road in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators.
Hernandez-Licona, a resident of Boyle Heights, was one of four men who were shot on the remote, unlighted road around 11 p.m. that night, according to Lt. Derrick Alfred.
Three of the men, including Hernandez-Licona, were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth man called 911 to report he had been shot in the face. The survivor was taken to a Palmdale hospital that night, and later transferred to an undisclosed location for more "specialized medical care," Alfred said Tuesday.
The other dead were listed as Sean B. Cowen, a 24-year-old white male from Van Nuys, and Olukayode A. "Kayode" Owolabi, a 27-year-old black male from the ...
Alejandra Claudia Hernandez, 24
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Alejandra Claudia Hernandez, a 24-year-old Latino female, died Saturday, Jan. 12, after being shot in West Puente Valley, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Dimas Diaz Jr., 43
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Martin Mata Acosta, 38
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Martin Mata Acosta, a 38-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Jan. 12, after being shot in Hollywood Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Elvis Puentes, 2
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'Person of interest' sought in shooting that killed Palmdale man in March 2018
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Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators have released a photo of a dark-skinned young man with close-cut black hair who is a "person of interest" in the shooting that killed Israel Castaneda, 35, as he was standing outside a Palmdale market on March 31.
Castaneda, a Palmdale resident, was outside Michael's Liquor and Market at 37935 47th St. East around 10:50 p.m.when he was shot multiple times in the face and shoulder, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:15 p.m., according to coroner's records. Witnesses reported seeing a man of "unknown race" running away from the scene heading south on 47th Street, but it wasn't known if he was involved in the shooting, according to a Los Angeles County sheriff's news release.
On Wednesday investigators released a photograph of ...
Juan Ruben Cuevas, 26
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Man charged with killing camper in Malibu and trying to kill 10 others
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Authorities announced on Monday that a 42-year-old man has been charged with killing a camper sleeping in his tent with his two young daughters at Malibu Creek State Park last summer.
Anthony Rauda has been charged with one count of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder. Prosecutors believe that Rauda first shot a hiker in November 2016.
The man, who was sleeping in a hammock, awoke to a loud bang and said he felt a burning sensation in his arm. He looked down to find pellets from a shotgun blast embedded in his skin.
Rauda continued to prey on hikers, authorities said. They believe that he killed 35-year-old Tristan Beaudette on June 22, 2018. His two daughters, who were inside the tent, were not harmed.
“Our community, the greater Malibu community, is still coping with the loss of those in Thousand Oaks followed by the loss of ...
Evan Gaulhiac, 19
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Evan Gaulhiac, a 19-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, after being stabbed in Pico Rivera, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Daniel Issac Zeledon, 15
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