Julius Realista Rondez, a 70-year-old male, died Wednesday, July 3, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Herbert Antonio Martinez, a 56-year-old Latino male, died Monday, June 10, after sustaining blunt force trauma in East Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Rosa Elena Hernandez, a 63-year-old Latina, died Monday, May 13, after she was beaten in the 3100 block of East 64th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 12:30 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to a news release from the department.

Officers discovered Hernandez with “significant injuries” to her upper body and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner’s records show that Hernandez died of blunt force trauma to the head.

Investigators said a man assaulted Hernandez as she walked down the sidewalk. They said he picked up an electric Bird scooter and used it to bludgeon her.

Police identified the attacker as Amad Rashad Redding, a 27-year-old black man, who was arrested on suspicion of murder four hours after the incident, according to ...

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Sena Khim, a 37-year-old Asian woman, was found dead Tuesday, May 7, in the 600 block of East 10th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

Officers from the Long Beach Police Department responded to a call of “unknown trouble” about 7:30 a.m. and found Khim with blunt force trauma to the upper body, according to a news release from the department.

Khim was pronounced dead at 7:49 a.m. at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Investigators determined that Khim was physically assaulted by her boyfriend, identified by police as Soeun Sam, a 59-year-old Asian man, police said.

Sam was arrested on suspicion of murder at the scene.

Sam has been charged with one count of murder with the allegation that he used a wooden bar as a deadly and dangerous weapon, according to the Los Angeles County district ...

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Jose Samuel Hernandez, a 58-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, April 18, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Sun Valley, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Elmer Orlando Chavez-Ruiz, a 37-year-old Latino, died Wednesday, March 27, after he was assaulted in the 400 block of West 104th Street in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

On March 23 about 4:45 p.m., Chavez-Ruiz got into a dispute at a motel and was struck with a blunt object, said Los Angeles police Det. Nathan Kouri.

Detectives are still determining what the fight was about, police said. Chavez-Ruiz was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead four days later at 8 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

The incident is not believed to be related to gangs or gang activity.

Anyone with information can call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Fred Contreras Jr., a 49-year-old Latino male, died Monday, March 25, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Echo Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jarick Wayne Henderson, a 31-year-old black male, died Saturday, March 16, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Sergio Armando Vargas, a 54-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Feb. 25, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Bell, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Bruce Larrie Johnson, a 71-year-old white male, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, after sustaining blunt force trauma.

Lewis Alvin Haller Jr., a 67-year-old white male, died Monday, Feb. 11, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

David Cirilo Cervantes, a 60-year-old white male, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Glendale, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Francisco Ruiz Morones, a 60-year-old Latino, died Monday, Jan. 28, after he was assaulted days earlier in the 2800 block of Lancaster Avenue in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 3:30 p.m. Jan. 24, Morones was found unconscious on a sidewalk, said Los Angeles Police Det. Jose Ramirez.

Morones was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead four days later. Initially it was unclear whether foul play was possible, Ramirez said.

An autopsy and toxicology tests revealed that Morones was not suffering from a medical emergency but had suffered blunt force trauma to his head, police said.

Investigators declined to say what may have happened to Morones, citing the ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 342-8960. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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William Bailey, a 54-year-old black male, died Monday, Jan. 14, after sustaining blunt force trauma in North Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Marcus Smith, a 48-year-old black male, died Monday, Jan. 7, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Westlake, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.