Ricardo Leonel Tzul Jr., 17
Ricardo Tzul Jr., a 17-year-old white youth, was shot in the back on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, in the 1700 block of West 38th Place in Exposition Park, according to coroner's records.
-- Anthony Pesce
Ricardo Tzul Jr., a 17-year-old white youth, was shot in the back on Friday, Feb. 20, 2009, in the 1700 block of West 38th Place in Exposition Park, according to coroner's records.
-- Anthony Pesce
Leroy Barnes Jr., a 38-year-old black man, was shot by police officers 11 times during a traffic stop on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009, at Mentone Street and Washington Boulevard in Pasadena, officials said.
Pasadena Police Department officials said two officers fired at Barnes, of Pasadena, after he pulled a .32-caliber Colt handgun from a backpack and pointed it at them.
The department had originally said the shooting took place outside the car, but after conducting more interviews and gathering additional evidence, officials determined the shooting took place in the car during a struggle over the gun, said Janet Pope-Givens, a department spokeswoman.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California called for an independent investigation into the shooting, saying shifting accounts provided by police raised "troubling questions about whether the officers involved in the incident purposely provided false information."
According to police, Barnes was an admitted gang member with a …
Judith Lynn Enniss, a 49-year-old white female, died Thursday, Feb. 19, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Edtanisha Williams, an 18-year-old black woman, died from multiple gunshot wounds on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, according to coroner's records.
The shooting took place in the 800 block of West Imperial Highway in South Los Angeles.
-- Anthony Pesce
Juan Hernandez, a 32-year-old Latino, suffered multiple gunshot wounds on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009, at Stanford Avenue and East 32nd Street in Historic South-Central, according to coroner's records.
-- Anthony Pesce
Richard Kaderly, a 49-year-old white man, died from a gunshot wound to the chest on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in the 8700 block of Parthenia Place in North Hills, according to coroner's records.
-- Anthony Pesce
Ricky Cage, a 25-year-old black man, died after being shot several times while crossing the street on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2009, at 102nd Street and Normandie Avenue in Westmont, according to the Los Angeles County coroner.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has classified the killing as gang-related.
-- Anthony Pesce
Jonathan Gaeta, a 23-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Feb. 15, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Boyle Heights, according to the Los Angeles County coroner.
Gaeta was found after his body was tossed off the 6th Street bridge over the Los Angeles River, according to coroner's records.
Charles Isaac, a 27-year-old black man, was stabbed in a bar fight on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, in the 1100 block of North Western Avenue in Hollywood.
Isaac and an unidentified 43-year-old Latino got into a fight in a bar. They ended up outside on the sidewalk, according to Los Angeles police.
Isaac allegedly stabbed the other man, and the man allegedly stabbed Isaac in the neck, police said. The Latino man was treated for his wound and survived the incident.
-- Anthony Pesce
Anthony Barajas, an 18-year-old Latino, died of a gunshot wound to the head on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at Otis Avenue and Walnut Street in Bell, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Barajas was sitting in the passenger side of a car when he was shot, according to Los Angeles Sheriff's Department records.
-- Anthony Pesce
Victor Hugo Tellez, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Gilbert Solano, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, after being shot in North Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Walter Zomoza, a 19-year-old Latino, died of a gunshot wound to the neck on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, in the 19000 block of La Puente Road in West Covina, according to coroner's records.
Zomoza was shot at 3:15 p.m., and witnesses told deputies they saw a car with two people in it driving away after the scene, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release.
Police later found the car at a hospital, and one of the occupants had suffered a gunshot wound. The other person left the hospital before police arrived, officials said.
-- Anthony Pesce