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Julio Robles-Castaneda, a 22-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, after being shot at ANGELES CREST HIGHWAY MILE MARKER 26.87, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Lavon Allen Wright Jr., a 43-year-old black male, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, after being shot in Watts, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Jaime Jr Fernandez Jr., a 26-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 3, after being shot in West Covina, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Taron Raynell Rolison, a 45-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Nov. 2, near West 86th Place and South Broadway in Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Shortly before 2 p.m., Rolison was at a gathering in a parking lot in the area when a dispute broke out, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri. Shots rang out, and people ran to escape the gunfire, police said.
Rolison was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:56 p.m., according to coroner's records.
Rolison was the only one injured. Police estimated about 50 people gathered at the parking lot. Two vehicles were also damaged.
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A Carson man will serve 35 years to life in prison for killing his wife last October after she presented him with divorce papers, authorities said.
Benjamin Christino Ramirez, 69, was sentenced Oct. 1 at the Compton courthouse for killing his wife, 67-year-old Fely Ramirez, prosecutors said.
Ramirez was convicted Sept. 10 of first-degree murder with the allegation that he used a handgun.
Ramirez filed for divorce and showed her husband the paperwork on Oct. 5, 2018, according to a probation report filed in court. The couple had been married for more than 40 years.
According to the report, Ramirez’s nephew went to his aunt’s home to check on her but found her lifeless on a couch with a blanket over her head and her feet on an ottoman.
The nephew then contacted authorities. Under the blanket, deputies discovered that she suffered two bullet wounds to the head ...
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Lathurman Williams, a 39-year-old black male, died Friday, Nov. 1, after being shot in Manchester Square, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Cesar Julian Meza, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Oct. 31, after being shot at 925 N. Hacienda Blvd., according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Ricardo Russell Myers, a 62-year-old white male, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, after being shot in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Joshua Allen Pitts, a 35-year-old white man, was shot and killed Wednesday, Oct. 30, near 252nd Street and Normandie Avenue in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 6:30 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor Division responded to a call of a shooting and found Pitts suffering from a gunshot wound with people trying to help surrounding him, police said.
Pitts was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:39 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Investigators determined that moments before the shooting, Pitts got into an argument with another person, said LAPD Officer Jeffrey Tiffin.
The gunman walked into an alley, turned around and shot Pitts, Tiffin said, striking him in the chest.
Isiah Thomas, a 29-year-old black man, was charged Nov. 6 with one count of murder and one count of being a felon in possession of ...
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Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., a 25-year old, man was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Poe, a resident of Long Beach, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people.
Three men — Poe, Melvin Williams II, 35, of Gardena; and Ricardo Torres, 28, of Inglewood — were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.
Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to the hospital, including ...
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Ricardo Torres, a 28-year-old man, was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Torres, a resident of Inglewood, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people.
Three men — Torres; Melvin Williams II, 35, of Gardena; and Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., 25, of Long Beach — were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.
Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to a hospital ...
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Melvin Williams II, a 35-year-old man, was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Williams, a resident of Gardena, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people.
Three men — Williams; Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., 25 of Long Beach; and Ricardo Torres, 28, of Inglewood — were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.
Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to a hospital, including the ...
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Daniel Ornelas, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Oct. 27, after being stabbed at 11355 Brunswick Lane, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Alonso Avalos, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Oct. 26, in Sun Valley, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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