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Hector Vega Rico, a 40-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Oct. 20, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Reseda, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Jason Alexander Lopez, a 22-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Oct. 14, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Chinatown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Joseph Dennis Bongarzone, a 65-year-old white male, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Santa Monica, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Martyne Elizabeth "Dr. Beth" Bonzo, also known as Martyne Dykes-Bonzo, a 45-year-old white woman, was pronounced dead on Thursday, Sept. 26, after she was stabbed and struck with a heavy object in the 27800 block of Palmeras Place in Rancho Palos Verdes, according to Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies found Bonzo lying alone in her home with traumatic injuries after a family member requested a welfare check, said Lt. Derrick Alfred.
Bonzo was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:34 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death is listed as sharp and blunt-force injuries of the neck and head.
Bonzo, a physical therapist who owned Coast Physical Therapy in Rancho Palos Verdes, lived in the home with her husband, Antonio Lopez Jr., 48, a private-practice defense attorney in Rancho Palos Verdes and ...
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Jemil McGowan, a 38-year-old black man, died Monday, Sept. 2, after he was assaulted in the 6300 block of South Crenshaw Boulevard in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.
On Friday, Aug. 30, between 12 and 12:30 p.m., McGowan got into a physical fight with another person, said Los Angeles Police Det. David Dilkes.
The next day, McGowan was taken to a hospital for his injuries. McGowan suffered blunt force trauma to the abdomen and died from his injuries on Sept. 2, according to authorities.
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Michael Sharrell Stephens Jr., a 30-year-old black male, died Monday, Aug. 26, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Florence, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Gustavo Adolfo Zeledon, a 59-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Aug. 17, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Robert Iverson, a 88-year-old white male, died Monday, July 22, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Calabasas, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Pedro Ruiz, a 29-year-old Latino, was fatally beaten Sunday, July 21, near the 300 block of 5th Avenue in Venice, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 7:30 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Pacific Division responded to a call of an assault in progress, said LAPD Det. Dave Vinton.
Police said that four men were hanging out when they got into an argument and three of the men began beating Ruiz.
Ruiz was pronounced dead at 7:35 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Police arrested Juan Perez, a 26-year-old Latino, on suspicion of murder, Vinton said.
Perez has been charged with one count of murder with a gang allegation, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Two assailants have not yet been arrested.
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Rosemary Watson, a 57-year-old black female, died Tuesday, July 16, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Torrance, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Julius Realista Rondez, a 70-year-old Filipino man, died Wednesday, July 3, after he was assaulted in the 400 block of East Temple Street in downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
On July 2 about 4:35 p.m., Rondez was walking down the street when he was knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Rondez fell and struck his head on the pavement. He was taken to a hospital and died the next day.
Officers recognized Gerson Carrillotorres, a 22-year-old Latino, from surveillance video and arrested him on suspicion of murder. Carrillotorres was charged July 15 with one count of murder and is awaiting trial, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
The day of the attack, Rondez was supposed to go on vacation, his daughter Janice Rondez said in an interview with KTLA-TV Channel ...
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Herbert Antonio Martinez, a 56-year-old Latino, died Monday, June 10, after he was beaten in the 5200 block of West Sunset Boulevard in East Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 8:25 p.m. on May 26, Martinez was standing outside a 99 Cents Only store when he got into an altercation with another person, said Los Angeles police Det. Sean Kinchla.
During the altercation, Martinez was punched in the head and fell to the ground. Martinez was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead June 10.
Darnell Kilgore, a 32-year-old black man, has been charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of battery with serious bodily injury, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Kilgore is due back in court Aug. 27. Kilgore was believed to be experiencing homelessness, police said.
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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.
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