Alex Thomas, a 25-year-old Latino man, was shot repeatedly at 11812 Marbel Ave. in Downey and died at 12:42 a.m. Jan. 27.

Gilberto Hernandez, a 31-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Jan. 26, after being shot in Sylmar, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Demetris Shawn Perry, a 23-year-old black male, died Friday, Jan. 26, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Nicole Harvey, a 21-year-old black woman, was found burned with possible gunshot injuries on a roadside in the 8100 block of Tuscany Avenue in the Playa del Rey area. Her time of death was listed as 2:15 p.m. Jan. 26. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Dets. Brian Carr or Orlando Martinez at (213) 485-2129 during normal business hours. 

-- Jill Leovy

Updated on Feb. 20: Authorities said today they are now offering a $50,000 reward for information in the investigation of the killing of college student Nicole Harvey on Jan. 26 . "She loved her job, her family, her church," Harvey's mother, Carmel Miller, told reporters at City Hall news conference. "I've hardly been able to sleep since this happened." New details of the case have been released, including that Harvey called in sick to work that day and that police believe she may …

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Jose Macias, a 26-year-old Latino man, died of multiple gunshot wounds at an undisclosed address in Long Beach at 11:33 p.m. Jan. 24.

Britney MacIntosh, a 20-year-old black woman, was struck by gunfire at 3001 Palm Grove Ave. and died at 10:42 p.m. Jan. 23. She was sitting on the porch when someone ran up and shot her. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at 213-485-2418. 

-- Jill Leovy

Emanuel Valenciano, a 22-year-old man of Filipino descent, was stabbed repeatedly at 1322 S. 5th Ave. in Arlington Heights. His body was found in an alley and his time of death was listed as 9:57 p.m. Jan. 23.

-- Jill Leovy

Angeline Santospirito, a 85-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Jan. 23, in Gardena, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Renee Spata, an 18-year-old Latina, and Marvin Tobar, a 21-year-old Latino male, were found dead in a burning house, their bodies charred, at 10441 N. Danube Ave. in the northeast San Fernando Valley. The time of death was 6:30 a.m. Jan. 23.

Police said the Tobar and Spata were ordinary young people with no ties to crime or gangs; he was an office worker for Time/Warner, she was an acquaintance he had been dating recently. They saw a movie in the Valley before heading back to his rental house, where they were discovered dead the next morning by police officers responding to smoke and flames. Investigators are seeking anyone who might have seen the couple the previous evening, perhaps at a theater in the Valley. Call Det. Efren Gutierrez or Det. Terrence Keyser at (818) 838-9948.

-- Jill Leovy

Update: Convicted felon arrested and pending trial for Granada Hills double …

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Marvin Tobar, a 21-year-old Latino male, and Renee Spata, an 18-year-old Latina, were found dead in a burning house, their bodies charred, at 10441 N. Danube Ave. in the northeast San Fernando Valley. The time of death was 6:30 a.m. Jan. 23.

Police said Tobar and Spata were ordinary young people with no ties to crime or gangs; he was an office worker for Time/Warner, she was an acquaintance he had been dating recently. They saw a movie in the Valley before heading back to his rental house, where they were discovered dead the next morning by police officers responding to smoke and flames. Investigators are seeking anyone who might have seen the couple the previous evening, perhaps at a theater in the Valley. Call Det. Efren Gutierrez or Det. Terrence Keyser at (818) 838-9948.

-- Jill Leovy

Update: Convicted felon arrested and pending trial for Granada Hills double homicide …

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Francisco Zarate, a 57-year-old Latino man, was stabbed during an argument at 7530 S. LaSalle Ave. in LAPD's 77th Street Division and died at 10:32 p.m. Jan. 22.

Zarate was killed for being a good Samaritan, police say. According to them, Zarate had stepped between his landlord and a hostile tenant, trying to stop an argument. The tenant, Tam Phoune Le, 48, allegedly stabbed them both and was later arrested, still wearing his bloodstained shirt. The landlord survived. 

-- Jill Leovy

Elijah Lee, a 35-year-old black man, was shot in the head at 16306 S. Caress Ave. in Compton and died at 2:30 p.m. Jan. 22.

Mathew Powell, a 24-year-old black man, was shot in the head at 671 S. Coronado Place in Los Angeles and died at 6:42 a.m. Jan. 22.

Jacob Walker, a 15-year-old black male, was shot at 8572 Park St. in Bellflower and died at 7:25 Jan. 21.

Police allege that his 24-year-old brother took him along on a burglary and that they broke into a house to steal marijuana plants that were purportedly used for medical reasons. The burglary victim came across them in the backyard and fired shots as they fled, killing the boy. Prosecutors are weighing whether the shooting was self-defense.

-- Jill Leovy

Reginald  Burson Jr., a 21-year-old black man, was shot at 241 E. Albertoni St. in Carson and died at 2:44 a.m. Jan. 21.

-- Jill Leovy