Richard Tovalin, a 31-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Sunday, June 30, in the 400 block of Tonopah Avenue in La Puente, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Tovalin was sitting in his parked car, talking to two friends in the driveway of a home, when a small gray or silver-colored SUV drove up around 6:30 p.m. and a man with a gun got out and opened fire, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

The gunfire struck all three men, Dean said. Tovalin was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:47 p.m., according to coroner's records The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. 

One of his friends, a 25-year-old Latino from La Puente, was standing outside the car and was shot at least twice in the upper torso, Dean said. He was taken to the hospital ...

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Christopher Campbell, a 23-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Saturday, June 29, in the 1100 block of West 91st Street in Westmont, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's office. 

Campbell was allegedly one of three men who  entered a home on West 91st Street  and began assaulting a 23-year-old man who lived there, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

During the assault, the victim's brother, 27, came home and "saw three individuals kicking the crap out of  his brother," Dean said, "so he grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed one of the suspects."

The three attackers left, Dean said, and a short time later, deputies spotted the suspect car at West 93rd Street and Normandie Avenue, about half a mile away. The deputies found Campbell, who was suffering from stab wounds, and a second suspect, James Henderson, 24, and called for paramedics, Dean ...

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Samuel Wayne Butler, a 35-year-old white male, died Saturday, June 29, after being shot in San Pedro, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Kendall Chico Montgomery, a 67-year-old black male, died Saturday, June 29, after being shot in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Daniel Ma, a 28-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Friday, June 28, in the 14600 block of Demblon Street in Baldwin Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Ma and his uncle, Gregory Thomas Kingsbury, a 37-year-old white man, got into an argument outside the family home where Ma resided and Kingsbury sometime stayed, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 

Kingsbury allegedly shot Ma during the argument, around 10 a.m. and then fled from the scene. His gray 2012 Nissan Altima was found abandoned later that day.

Ma was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:11 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the right abdomen. 

Kingsbury was arrested on Tuesday, July 2, outside the West Covina home of ...

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 Paul Edward "PJ" Foster, a 50-year-old black man, died Friday, June 28, after he was shot outside 14115 Crenshaw Boulevard in Hawthorne, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's office. 

Foster was standing outside his workplace, the En Effect Barber Shop, eating a bowl of cereal around 10:50 a.m. when a silver-colored sedan  pulled into the parking lot, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

Two men got out of the car wearing dark-colored ski masks and began firing at Foster, striking him multiple times, Dean said. The men ran back to their car and drove away, heading west on Rosecrans Avenue.

Foster was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:42 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds. 

A customer standing near Foster was injured with ...

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David Peter Juarez, a 31-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Friday, June 28, in the 100 block of North Winton Avenue in the South San Jose Hills area of La Puente, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Juarez, a resident of East Los Angeles, was walking on Winton Avenue with a 22-year-old Latino friend around 10:35 p.m., after leaving a party, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

The friend lived in the area, Dean said, and the two were walking toward a taco truck when a dark-colored sedan pulled up near them. Two men got out and began firing at Juarez and his friend, striking them both in the upper torsos. The suspects then got back in the car and drove away, heading south on Winton. 

Juarez was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:49 p.m., according to ...

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Paul David Rea, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 27, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Richard Mendoza Mendoza Jr Jr., a 36-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 27, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Olegario Gomez, a 64-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, June 25, after being stabbed in Reseda, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Michael Ronae Bowman, a 18-year-old black male, died Monday, June 24, after being shot in Vermont-Slauson, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ronal Joseph Lawson, a 25-year-old black male, died Sunday, June 23, after being shot in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Abraham Manuel Hernandez, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, June 23, after being shot in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Enrique Becerra, a 37-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, June 23, after being shot in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Karla Noemy Valencia De Rodriguez, a 32-year-old Latino female, died Saturday, June 22, after being stabbed in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.