Francis Larry Falaxco, 61
Francis Larry Falaxco, a 61-year-old white male, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, after sustaining blunt force trauma.
Gustavo Adalfo Jaimes, 23
Suren Christopher Donoyan, 53
Moses Nelson, 32
Moses Nelson, a 32-year-old black male, died Sunday, Nov. 23, after being shot in Central-Alameda, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Oscar Laurencio Perez, 19
Oscar Laurencio Perez, a 19-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 23, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Juan Jose Enriquez, 27
Juan Jose Enriquez, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 23, after being shot in West Covina, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Erick Arcadio Moreno, 24
Erick Arcadio Moreno, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 23, after being shot in West Covina, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Darrell Lynn Echols, 35
Man's death touches 'an entire community,' father says
Rodney Hamilton prayed for peace while cradling his 28-year-old son's head. As he knelt in the street, blood began to pool around his knees.
He tried to get his son to pray with him, but Rhasson Hamilton could only gasp a few words.
"I asked if he could speak, but he struggled to get the words out. He just looked up at the sky," Rodney Hamilton said. "That was the last time I saw him."
The sound of sirens got closer that fall night, and family members kept a lookout for the ambulance. Neighbors stood in doorways, watching a father's last moments with his son.
Rhasson Eugene Hamilton died in a hospital operating room at 10:05 p.m. Oct. 4.
That night, Rhasson had been celebrating the 44th birthday of his cousin Julian Warren, watching USC football and eating chicken wings with family and friends.
The group took a break after …
Lindyard Nathan Jackson, 34
Carey Ariel Smith-Viramontes, 18
Carey Ariel Smith-Viramontes, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Nov. 21, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Man pleads not guilty in fatal Monterey Park stabbing
An 18-year-old man pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge stemming from allegations that he walked up to a stranger and stabbed him in a Monterey Park parking lot, according to the L.A. County district attorney’s office.
Angel Octavio Garcia of South San Gabriel was arrested eight days after the killing of 35-year-old Edward Mendoza, prosecutors said.
Mendoza was stabbed Oct. 14 in a parking lot in the 1700 block of Potrero Grande Drive. He called 911 and was taken to a hospital, where he died.
After the stabbing, a person came forward and said Garcia was the assailant. There are no indications that Mendoza and Garcia knew each other, prosecutors said. Garcia is due in court Jan. 9.
Marla Raejean Ison, 57
Marla Raejean Ison, a 57-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, after being strangled in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Joseph Bush Jr., 36
Joseph Bush Jr., a 36-year-old black man, was shot and killed Monday, Nov. 17, in the 4600 block of South Vermont Avenue in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly after 7 p.m., Bush was standing in front of a liquor store with a 27-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man when two black men walked up and fired multiple rounds, striking all three, said LAPD Det. Chris Barling.
The shooters fled on foot, Barling said.
Bush was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:28 p.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office. The other two people injured are expected to survive.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (213) 485-4341. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Ricardo Avelar Lara, 57
Ricardo Avelar Lara, a 57-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 16, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.