Jose Juan Ramos, 43
Jose Juan Ramos, a 43-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Dec. 17, after being shot in Exposition Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Martin Leska, 83
Martin Leska, an 83-year-old white man, was pronounced dead on Saturday, Dec. 16, after being found stabbed at his home in the 5500 block of Alessandro Avenue in Temple City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Deputies were called to Leska’s home about 5:50 a.m. after a family member requested a check on his welfare, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Rodney Moore.
Relatives told investigators they hadn’t heard from or spoken to Leska for “several days,” Moore said.
Leska was found inside his home with at least one stab wound in his upper torso, Moore said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:50 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Moore said investigators aren’t revealing any details about the condition of the house, or how Leska’s attacker got inside.
“The motive is unknown,” Moore said, “but we do have significant leads. Hopefully, we will come to a conclusion …
Santiago Nunez Romero, 42
Santiago Nunez Romero, a 42-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Saturday, Dec. 16, in the 700 block of East 81st Street in the South Los Angeles community of Florence, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Romero was outside his home when he got into an argument with neighbors around 8 a.m., said Los Angeles Police South Bureau Homicide Det. Supervisor Nathan Kouri.
It’s not clear what started the interaction, Kouri said, “but it was part of an ongoing neighbor dispute.”
The argument turned physical, Kouri said, and during the fight, one of the neighbors pulled a gun and shot Romero, Kouri said.
Romero was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:15 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
One of two suspects in the shooting, William Villalobos, 27, was arrested at the scene, Kouri said.
Villalobos was charged with murder Dec. 19 and is being held in lieu of $2-million bail. His …
Chester John Bachry, 88
James Gustavo Rodriguez, 29
James Gustavo Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Dec. 15, in the 8500 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles Police homicide investigators.
Shortly after 3 a.m., Rodriguez, a resident of Panorama City, was sitting on a bus stop bench with another Panorama City resident, Elvis Sanchez, 31, when someone began shooting, said LAPD Valley Bureau Homicide Det. Dave Peteque. Both men were struck by gunfire.
“They had their little music players out, and they were just sitting on the bench at 3 in the morning on Van Nuys Boulevard,” Peteque said.
The bench is in front of a Denny’s restaurant, where the men had gone earlier to use the restroom, Peteque said. A waitress and a couple of customers heard the gunfire, he said, but no one has reported seeing the shooting.
Rodriguez was taken to a nearby hospital, where he …
Elvis Sanchez, 31
Elvis Sanchez, a 31-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Dec. 15, in the 8500 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles Police homicide investigators.
Shortly after 3 a.m., Sanchez, a resident of Panorama City, was sitting on a bus stop bench with another Panorama City resident, James Gustavo Rodriguez, 29, when someone began shooting, said LAPD Valley Bureau Homicide Det. Dave Peteque. Both men were struck by gunfire.
“They had their little music players out, and they were just sitting on the bench at 3 in the morning on Van Nuys Boulevard,” Peteque said.
The bench is in front of a Denny’s restaurant, where the men had gone earlier to use the restroom, Peteque said. A waitress and a couple of customers heard the gunfire, he said, but no one has reported seeing the shooting.
Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:42 …
Sebastian Perez, 31
Sebastian Perez, a 31-year-old Latino, was pronounced dead on Friday, Dec. 15, after he was shot in the 11900 block of Allegheny Street in Sun Valley, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Perez was a homeless man who lived under a tarp at the back edge of a large residential property, said Los Angeles Police Valley Bureau Homicide Det. Dave Peteque.
The rear yard of the property is being rented to a roofing company to store its trucks, Peteque said. A worker was getting into his truck when he spotted Perez shortly after 7 a.m.
Perez was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:20 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Investigators don’t know whether Perez was shot that morning or the night before. He had been living on the property for a few months, Peteque said.
“No one knew him by name,” the detective said. “The owners [of the property] had …
Javier Francisco Parera, 41
Javier Francisco Parera, a 41-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Dec. 15, after being shot in Huntington Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Stefanos Gebrehiwot, 65
Stefanos Gebrehiwot, a 65-year-old black male, died Friday, Dec. 15, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Brayan Alejandro Andino, 16
Brayan Alejandro Andino, a 16-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Dec. 15, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Lopez/Kagel Canyons, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Man sentenced for killing his partner on skid row
A man was sentenced Dec. 1 to 50 years to life in state prison in the death of a transgender woman in downtown Los Angeles’ skid row area last year, according to the L.A. County district attorney’s office.
Daniel Molayem, 39, was found guilty of first-degree murder for killing Kourtney Yochum, 32, his partner.
On March 23, 2016, Molayem approached Yochum in the 500 block of San Pedro Street and shot her with a handgun, prosecutors said. She died at the scene.
Yochum and Molayem had been dating for more than 15 years, according to prosecutors.
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Reseda man sentenced for accidentally shooting friend
A Reseda man pleaded no contest Nov. 9 to fatally shooting a woman near a Tarzana hiking trail, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Herbert Gonzalez, 21, was sentenced to eight years in state prison in connection with the fatal shooting of Angela Hernandez, 24.
On Dec. 4, 2016, Gonzalez, Hernandez and a group of friends were walking near Vanalden Avenue with plans to shoot a handgun along the trail, prosecutors said.
After returning to their vehicle, Gonzalez accidentally discharged the weapon, shooting Hernandez, who was in the front seat, prosecutors said.
Gonzalez also pleaded to an unrelated incident where he shot a car on Sept. 19, 2016.
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Robert Jermaine Harris, 16
Robert Jermaine Harris, a 16-year-old black male, died Monday, Dec. 11, after being shot in South Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Ricardo Mota, 54
Ricardo Mota, a 54-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Dec. 11, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Westlake, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Deshaun Amir Prescott, 18
Deshaun Amir Prescott, a 18-year-old black male, died Monday, Dec. 11, after being shot in Vermont-Slauson, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.