Kenia Buckner, a 31-year-old black woman, was shot and killed Monday, Jan. 16, in the 16200 block of Cornuta Avenue in Bellflower, according to Los Angeles County authorities. 

Buckner was home with her three children around 1:35 p.m. when her ex-boyfriend, the children’s father, walked into her apartment, said sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza. 

“In front of their children, in their living room, he pulls out a gun and fires toward the victim multiple times, striking her at least one time in upper torso,” Mendoza said. 

Buckner was pronounced dead in her living room at 1:48 p.m., Mendoza said. 

Investigators are searching for the ex-boyfriend, identified as Antowan Parker, a 27-year-old black man, who was last seen running south on Cornuta after the shooting, Mendoza said. 

No one else was injured, Mendoza said. Neighbors and family told KTLA-TV that the children, the oldest of whom is 7, ran into the street …

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Natroy Deshawn Brown, a 32-year-old black man, was shot and killed on Monday, Jan. 16, at the corner of West Imperial Highway and Grevillea Avenue in Hawthorne, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

A passerby flagged down Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies about 6:42 p.m., saying there was a man lying in the busy commercial intersection, said Lt. Joe Mendoza. 

When the deputies found the man, later identified as Brown, he was unconscious, with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, Mendoza said. 

Brown was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:18 p.m., according to coroner’s records. 

Investigators don’t have any suspect information, but they believe Brown was shot as he was crossing the street less than a half an hour before the passerby alerted deputies, Mendoza said. 

“We found a little evidence at the scene from the shooting,” he said. “That intersection is so busy, …

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Mercedes Witterman, a 69-year-old Latina, was found dead Monday, Jan. 16, in the 13600 block of Gavina Avenue in Sylmar, according to police and Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 4:50 p.m., a person called police and told them a homicide had just occurred in a home, police said.  It was unclear whether an armed person was still inside the home, so the SWAT Team responded and entered the home about 9 p.m. Witterman, who had been shot, was dead in the bedroom, said Los Angeles Police Det. Rich Wheeler.

Her husband, 84-year-old Rubin Witterman, was also found dead inside the house. Police believe that the man shot his wife, called 911, then shot himself.

Mercedes Witterman used a wheelchair, and her husband was her caretaker, Wheeler said.

“It was getting difficult for him to care for his wife,” he said.

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Eric David Anderson, a 48-year-old white man, died on Sunday, Jan. 15, after he was shot by a police officer near Ranch Road, in the 200 block of Windsong Court in Azusa, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Azusa police were called after residents reported hearing gunshots about 11 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza. 

Moments later, the police department also received a call from a woman saying her husband — later identified as Anderson — had a gun and was behaving erratically, Mendoza said. 

When officers arrived, Anderson’s wife met them on Ranch Road, just a few steps from the end of Windsong Court, a small street in the condominium complex where the couple lived. 

As she spoke with the officers, Anderson stepped onto Ranch Road, The Times reported. An officer ordered him to surrender, but Anderson pointed a handgun at the officer, the Sheriff's …

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Gabriel Miccio, a 27-year-old Latino, died on Sunday, Jan. 15, after he was shot in the 7900 block of Hill Drive in South San Gabriel, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

About 9 p.m., Miccio was standing at the top of a long driveway outside his residence, talking to one of his siblings, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Marcelo Quintero. 

Someone standing on the sidewalk or street fired at least one round from a distance, Quintero said, striking Miccio in the chest. The sibling was uninjured, but didn't see the shooter, he said. 

Miccio was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m., according to coroner’s records. 

Investigators don’t have a description of the shooter, and they’re unsure about the motive, Quintero said Miccio had been affiliated with a gang from another part of Los Angeles before he moved to his home in South …

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Sinuon Pream, a 37-year-old Asian woman, was shot and killed by Long Beach police officers Sunday. Jan 15, in the 5900 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

About 11:15 a.m., Long Beach police were dispatched to a restaurant where a woman was threatening people with a knife, according to a news release. 

Police officers tried to persuade Pream to surrender, but she refused and began walking toward the nearby Veterans Hospital. Officers then attempted to use a taser on Pream, but the device misfired. 

Pream tried to approach the officers with the knife, and two opened fire, hitting her in the stomach and legs. Long Beach police identified the two officers as Eliser Domingo and Bradley Muhlenkamp, both of whom were hired in April 2016.

Pream was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 2:29 p.m., according to …

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Arturo A. Pulidomartin, a 22-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on Saturday, July 14, in the 10400 block of South Inglewood Avenue in Lennox, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Pulidomartin was walking on South Inglewood Avenue about 11:25 a.m., a few blocks from his home, when two Latinos in their early 20s approached him near the intersection with 104th Street, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Troy Ewing. 

At least one of the two men pulled out a gun and shot at Pulidomartin multiple times, Ewing said. The men were last seen running eastbound on 104th Street.

Pulidomartin was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:37 a.m. with multiple gunshot wounds, according to coroner’s records. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. 

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Sulma Flores, a 36-year-old Latina, died Saturday, Jan. 14, six days after she was shot in the 17500 block of Gilmore Street in Van Nuys, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records and police.

About 3:15 a.m. on Jan. 8, police and prosecutors said, a man, later identified by authorities as 32-year-old Marcos Tulio Flores, got into an argument with his family, then shot Sulma Flores, his sister-in-law.

Marcos Flores then fled, police said. About 11 p.m. the next night, police spotted Marcos Flores, who led them on a chase in his gray Acura, prosecutors and police said.

During the chase, the driver was seen tossing items out of the car and at one point fired a gun, prosecutors said.

Eventually, Marcos Flores was stopped and arrested on the 405 Freeway in Westwood. He had to be subdued by a police dog before being taken into custody.

Marcos Flores was …

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Julio Adonay Nunez-Bolanos, a 46-year-old Latino, died Friday, Jan. 13, after suffering blunt force trauma in the 400 block of South Hartford Avenue in Westlake, according to police and coroner’s records.

About 12:56 a.m., Nunez-Bolanos and a 21-year-old man got into an argument inside an apartment, said Los Angeles Police Det. Ray Martinez. Martinez said the dispute began with an argument between the men's partners, who are related.

Prosecutors said Nunez-Bolanos followed the man outside. The man, who was with his wife and their young child, got into a car to leave, and Nunez-Bolanos shattered the windshield with a metal pipe. The man then got out of the car, and the two fought. 

Nunez-Bolanos was hit in the head. 

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

On Thursday, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office declined to file charges against the 21-year-old man, …

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Corin Michella Hensley, a 25-year-old black woman, was shot to death Friday, Jan. 13, in the 2200 block of Larchmont Street in Pomona, according to coroner’s records. 

About 11 a.m., Pomona police responded to a call about a shooting, Sgt. Brian Hagerty said. The officers saw a sedan in a frontyard, and Hensley and Lavelle Deshawn Brown, 34, were inside with multiple gunshot wounds, Hagerty said. 

Hensley was pronounced dead at 11:29 a.m., and Brown was declared dead a few minutes later, according to coroner’s records. 

Hagerty said Brown was driving the vehicle near the intersection of Larchmont Street and Collingswood Drive when a dark-colored sedan pulled alongside. A gunman then opened fire, striking Hensley and Brown. As the gunman’s car sped away, Brown’s vehicle accelerated forward then stopped on a front lawn, Hagerty said. 

Police are pursuing all leads and looking for witnesses. 

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Lavelle Deshawn Brown, a 34-year-old black man, was shot to death Friday, Jan. 13, in the 2200 block of Larchmont Street in Pomona, according to coroner’s records. 

About 11 a.m., Pomona police responded to a call about a shooting in the area, Sgt. Brian Hagerty said. The officers saw a sedan in a frontyard, and Brown and Corin Michella Hensley, 25, were inside with multiple gunshot wounds, Hagerty said. 

Brown was pronounced dead at 11:31 a.m.; Hensley died minutes earlier, according to coroner’s records. 

Hagerty said Brown was driving the vehicle near the intersection of Larchmont Street and Collingswood Drive when a dark-colored sedan pulled alongside. A gunman then opened fire, striking Brown and Hensley. As the gunman’s car sped away, Brown’s vehicle accelerated forward then stopped on a front lawn, Hagerty said. 

Police are pursuing all leads and looking for witnesses. 

Anyone with information is asked to call …

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Samuel Navarrete, a 17-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Jan. 13, in the 10600 block of Firth Boulevard in Watts, according to police and Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 8:45 p.m., Navarette was sitting in the driver’s seat of a black Toyota Corolla with a man when at least one person walked up, asked about gang affiliation and began shooting, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

The shooter fled on foot. 

Navarette was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10 p.m., according to coroners’ records. The other person was not injured.

Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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