Carlos Ignacio Zaragoza, a 56-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, July 25, in the 21900 block of Roscoe Boulevard in Canoga Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 2 a.m., Gerry Dean Zaragoza, a 26-year-old Latino, opened fire on his father, Carlos Ignacio Zaragoza; his brother, Carlos Pierre Zaragoza; and his mother inside an apartment.

His mother was hospitalized with a wound to the hand.

Both the father and brother were pronounced dead at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Police said that about 45 minutes later, Gerry Zaragoza went to North Hollywood, where he opened fire on a former girlfriend and a man outside a Shell gas station. The man survived his injuries.

Hours later, he tried to rob a man outside a Bank of America in Canoga Park.

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Carlos Pierre Zaragoza, a 33-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, July 25, in the 21900 block of Roscoe Boulevard in Canoga Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 2 a.m., Gerry Dean Zaragoza, a 26-year-old Latino, opened fire on his brother, Carlos Pierre Zaragoza; his father, Carlos Ignacio Zaragoza, 56; and his mother inside an apartment.

His mother was hospitalized with a wound to the hand.

Both the brother and father were pronounced dead at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Police said that about 45 minutes later, Gerry Zaragoza went to North Hollywood, where he opened fire on a former girlfriend and a man outside a Shell gas station.

Hours later, he tried to rob a man outside a Bank of America in Canoga Park.

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Azucena “Susie” Lepe, 45, was shot and killed Thursday, July 25, in the 6700 block of Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly after 2:40 a.m., Lepe was at a Shell gas station when she was shot along with another man, police said.

Lepe was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. 

Lepe’s family told CBS-TV Channel 2 that the woman was a mother of four who had briefly dated the suspect, Gerry Dean Zaragoza, a 26-year-old Latino.

That morning, Zaragoza is suspected of killing four people, including Lepe.

About 45 minutes before Lepe was killed, Zaragoza is suspected of killing his 33-year-old brother and his 56-year-old father. His mother was also shot in the hand.

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Detwonia Lamond Harris, a 55-year-old black man, was shot and killed Thursday, July 25, in the 6300 block of Woodley Avenue in Van Nuys, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Harris was riding an Orange Line bus that had stopped about 1 p.m., when he was shot, police said.

Authorities identified the suspect as Gerry Dean Zaragoza, a 26-year-old Latino who had embarked on a shooting rampage.

“He didn’t even talk to his last victim,” said Los Angeles police Capt. Billy Hayes, who oversees the robbery-homicide division. “He’s getting off the bus and he turns and shoots the person. It doesn’t look like there was any interaction between them.”

Harris was pronounced dead at 1:10 p.m. at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

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Gregory Lee Cummings, a 37-year-old black male, died Thursday, July 25, after being shot in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jeronimo Lugo Vasquez, a 45-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, July 24, after being shot in Historic South-Central, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Nahun Justiniano Guerrero, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, July 24, after being shot at 5184 Canoga St., according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Cheyenne Marie Brown, a 24-year-old white female, died Monday, July 22, after being shot in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Robert Iverson, a 88-year-old white male, died Monday, July 22, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Calabasas, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Julio Cesar Meda Lopez, a 55-year-old Latino male, died Monday, July 22, after being stabbed in Sepulveda Basin, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Dimas Penaloa Quiroz, a 28-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Sunday, July 21, in the 1200 block of Molina Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Long Beach Police officers were called to the neighborhood of apartments and homes around 2 a.m. regarding a man with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to a department news release. 

The man later identified as Quiroz, a resident of Long Beach, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:03 a.m., according to coroner's records. 

Investigators learned that Quiroz got into an argument with at least one other man, which led to the shooting, according to the release. The shooter reportedly fled on foot.

The motive of the shooting is not known, according to the release, but investigators believe it may be gang related. 

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Manuel Ayala, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, July 21, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Pedro Ruiz, a 29-year-old Latino, was fatally beaten Sunday, July 21, near the 300 block of 5th Avenue in Venice, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 7:30 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division responded to a call of an assault in progress, said LAPD Det. Dave Vinton.

Police said that four men were hanging out when they got into an argument and three of the men began beating Ruiz.

Ruiz was pronounced dead at 7:35 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Police arrested Juan Perez, a 26-year-old Latino, on suspicion of murder, Vinton said.

Perez has been charged with one count of murder with a gang allegation, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Two assailants have not yet been arrested.

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Ronald Elam, a 18-year-old black male, died Sunday, July 21, after being shot in Vermont Knolls, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Marjorie Ann Arnett, a 83-year-old white female, died Saturday, July 20, after being stabbed in South Whittier, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.