Shonte McDaniel, 42
Shonte McDaniel, a 42-year-old black female, died Monday, Oct. 19, after being shot in Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Pedro Martinez, 27
Pedro Martinez, a 27-year-old Latino, died Monday, Oct. 19, after he was shot in the 1400 block of West 21st Street in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly after 11 p.m. on Oct. 18, Martinez was standing near West 11th and Valencia streets when a person got out of a black sedan and chased Martinez about half a block, said LAPD Det. Ray Martinez.
The man opened fire on Pedro Martinez, who was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly after midnight.
The assailants then fled east in the four-door sedan, toward the 110 Freeway.
Police believe the assailants are connected to a crime spree in the area. Shortly before Pedro Martinez was shot and killed, a robbery was reported in the 2700 block of West 15th Street, Martinez said.
An assailant pointed a handgun at a Latina in her 60s and took a small amount of money …
Francisco Bermudez, 78
Bryant Manuel Llamas, 19
Bryant Manuel Llamas, a 19-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Oct. 18, in the 8400 block of South Main Street in Florence.
About 4 a.m., Llamas left a party and was walking north on South Main Street when he was confronted by a Latino who fired multiple gunshots, said LAPD Det. Dave Garrido.
The gunman ran to a light-colored sedan, which fled east on East 84th Street.
Llamas was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:01 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5113. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Bryan Serrano, 23
Bryan Serrano, a 23-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Saturday, Oct. 17 in the 5500 block of Geer Street in West Adams, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 11:20 p.m., Serrano was at a party when he got into an argument with another man in a garage area, said LAPD Det. Dave Garrido. The assailant pulled out a knife and stabbed Serrano multiple times in the stomach, Garrido said.
Serrano was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:05 a.m. on Oct. 18, according to coroner’s records.
Francisco Jacobo, a 20-year-old Latino, has been charged with one count of murder and one count of attempted murder in the case, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office. Jacobo pleaded not guilty on Nov. 18.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5110. Those who wish to remain anonymous …
Francisco Javier Alvarez, 49
Francisco Javier Alvarez, a 49-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Oct. 18, in Pacoima, on an embankment near the transition of the westbound 118 Freeway and the northbound 5 Freeway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
The shooting occurred around 11 a.m. near a homeless encampment adjacent to Paxton Park, said Los Angeles Police Department Det. Manuel Armijo.
Alvarez, who lived in the camp, was talking to three other acquaintances that morning who also lived in the camp.
“A dispute came up, the suspect produced a gun and shot the victim multiple times,” Armijo said. “They all knew each other, but the details of the dispute are unknown.”
Alvarez was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:28 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
A suspect was arrested “within minutes of the shooting, as he was fleeing from the area,” Armijo said.
Jovanny Valenzuela, who is Latino and turned 22 …
Adalberto Saucedo III, 15
Adalberto Salcedo III, a 15-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Oct. 17, in the 23900 block of Avalon Boulevard in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Salcedo was walking with a female friend about 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Avalon and East Sepulveda Boulevard when they were approached by a silver or white four-door vehicle, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's department news release.
Two black males wearing hoodies got out of the car and shot Salcedo multiple times, according to the news release. They then jumped back into their car and drove east on Sepulveda.
Salcedo was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:54 p.m., according to coroner's records. His companion was not injured.
Investigators said they don't know if the shooting was gang-related, but they do believe Salcedo had been specifically targeted, according to the release.
Anyone with information is asked to contact …
Daniel Rojas, 28
Daniel Rojas, a 28-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Saturday, Oct. 17, in the 37600 block of Scomar Street in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 7:45 p.m., Rojas was walking into a home to attend a family party when he got into an argument with his brother-in-law, said Lt. Dave Coleman with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The fight escalated, and the other man pulled out a knife and stabbed Rojas, Coleman said.
Rojas stumbled into the home, then collapsed on the living room floor. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:25 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Coleman said the argument was over a family dispute.
The assailant, identified as Angel Garcia, a 29-year-old Latino, stayed at the party and was arrested on suspicion of murder the same evening.
Garcia was charged with murder Oct. 20., according to the Los …
Two charged in gang-related shooting that killed bystander in Canoga Park
Two alleged members of a Northridge-area gang were charged with murder and attempted murder Thursday in the Oct. 6 shooting death of Eduardo Rebolledo-Ramirez, who was sitting in his pickup preparing to drive home from work.
Young people disturbed about the shooting have organized a March for Peace on Saturday to support Rebolledo-Ramirez and his family and to decry violence in their community, said Michelle Miranda, president of the Alliance for Community Empowerment, which is organizing the event.
The march is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. near the shooting scene, at the intersection of Eton Avenue and Sherman Way.
“Our students were pretty upset about the shooting happening in our area,” Miranda said. “They were thinking that the victim could have been any one of them. They’re trying to find ways for their voices to be heard, and to let the community know they hurt and they don’t want …
A mother's story: My son was killed a year ago; the gunman is still at large
My husband, Richard, and our two daughters, Nicole and Andrea, received the news surrounded by extended family and loving friends. A social worker and two emergency room doctors interrupted the hushed, prayerful quiet of the emergency area, all decorated for Halloween, at Huntington Memorial Hospital. There was nothing more to be done.
Respectfully, the hospital staff exited, giving our little disbelieving band time to process our harsh truth. Christopher Richard Walker, 26, the eldest of three and my only son, had been shot about 4:30 that afternoon. He had been waiting for a hamburger at a fast-food stand in Altadena, just five minutes from our home. Then he was gone.
Almost a year has passed as we wait for the responsible person or persons to be arrested. We wait for police updates. We wait for someone from our community to come forward with information about a crime that occurred in …
Johnny Angel Rangel, 25
Johnny Angel Rangel, a 25-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy Friday, Oct. 16, in the 800 block of Ashcomb Drive in La Puente, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
The incident began about 1 a.m., when patrol deputies spotted Rangel walking at the corner of Amar Road and South Azusa Avenue in West Covina, just east of La Puente, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Det. Louis Aguilera.
Rangel allegedly made eye contact with the deputies and then ran across the street to try to talk to people standing outside a McDonald's restaurant, Aguilera said.
The deputies suspected Rangel was a gang member, based on his tattoos and attire, and thought his behavior was suspicious, Aguilera said. They later learned the people Rangel had run toward didn't know him. As the deputies approached Rangel in their patrol car, he allegedly dropped a folding knife on the …
Gang member sentenced to death for 2007 double slaying
A 32-year-old man was sentenced to death Sept. 21 for killing two rival gang members in 2007, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.
In February, a jury found Luis Jesus Rodriguez, who is Latino, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for fatally shooting two men — Benjamin Velasco, 19, and Julio Ramirez, 21 — outside a family gathering in Paramount.
Jurors also found true allegations that the killings were committed to further the activities of a criminal street gang and that Rodriguez had been previously convicted of first-degree murder.
Rodriguez’s brother Daniel Cowie was convicted in 2009 and sentenced in 2010 to 40 years to life in prison for driving the getaway vehicle.
Irvin Heredia, who was a passenger in the car, pleaded guilty and was sentenced for manslaughter in 2009. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison.
On July 28, 2007, Rodriguez, a documented …
Father sentenced to life for throwing 4-year-old daughter off cliff
A man was sentenced Sept. 18 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for throwing his 4-year-old daughter off a 120-foot cliff 15 years ago, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Cameron John Brown, a 53-year-old white man, was convicted in May of the first-degree murder of Lauren Serene Key-Marer. Jurors also found true the special circumstances of murder for financial gain and lying in wait.
Brown threw his daughter off Inspiration Point in Rancho Palos Verdes on Nov. 8, 2000, because he hated the girl’s mother and was tired of paying child support, according to prosecutors.
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Man convicted in Pomona killing, faces 42-year sentence
A 49-year-old man was convicted Sept. 15 of second-degree murder in the killing of a man in Pomona, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
After an 11-day trial, Andre Lamont Swafford, who is black, was found guilty of killing Vincent Lewis Clardy.
On Oct. 9, 2013, Swafford went to his girlfriend’s Pomona home, where he got into a fight with Clardy, the prosecutor said. During the fight, Swafford choked Clardy, 40, until he passed out. An hour later, Clardy died of multiple traumatic injuries, according to court testimony. Swafford was arrested after the attack.
He is scheduled to be sentenced Nov. 12 and faces up to 42 years in state prison.
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Julian Fidel Chavez, 26
Julian Fidel Chavez, a 26-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 15, in the 14800 block of Dartmoor Avenue in Norwalk, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 9:15 p.m., neighbors heard an argument, then the sound of gunshots, said Lt. Holly Francisco with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies responded and found Chavez and another man suffering from gunshot wounds. It’s unclear what the initial argument was over, Francisco said. Deputies believed an assailant fled on foot.
Both of the men were taken to a hospital. Chavez was pronounced dead at 10:05 p.m., according to coroner’s records. The other man is expected to survive.
The next morning, Raul Herrera Jr., a 23-year-old Latino, turned himself in at the Norwalk Sheriff’s Station, Francisco said.
Herrera has been charged with one count of murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of mayhem, according to the Los …