Kenneth Steve Ojeda, 23
Kenneth Steve Ojeda, a 23-year-old Latino, died Thursday, Dec. 29, after he was shot in the 9000 block of Compton Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Before he died, Ojeda told investigators he was standing near East 91st Street and Compton Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 28, when he was approached by a Latino with a gun, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Jauch.
The gunman shot Ojeda in the back and upper torso and then fled, Jauch said. Ojeda ran north and then west into a courtyard, where he collapsed.
Deputies who were called to the scene found him lying on the ground, Jauch said.
Ojeda was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:28 a.m. the following day, according to coroner’s records.
Investigators don’t have a description of the suspect or information about how he left the …
Jessica Andrea Rocha, 23
Jessica Andrea Rocha, a 23-year-old Latina, was shot and killed Wednesday, Dec. 28, near North Avenue 56 and Monte Vista Street in Highland Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 11 a.m., a person walked up to Rocha and shot her, said Det. Martee Miyakawa with the Los Angeles Police Department’s Northeast Division.
Rocha was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 2:10 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Police believe there may have been a short conversation between Rocha and her assailant before she was shot, but it’s unknown what was said.
Witnesses told police that two people ran away toward train tracks in the area, Miyakawa said.
The woman was a former resident of the neighborhood, Miyakawa said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Northeast Division detective’s desk at (323) 561-3421. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers …
Ming Huang, 31
Ming Huang, a 31-year-old Asian man, was shot and killed Wednesday, Dec. 28, in the 4600 block of West Olympic Boulevard in Mid-City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Officers responded to a shots fired call at the Los Angeles High Memorial Park and found Huang unconscious, said Los Angeles Police Det. Sean Kinchla.
Huang was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:45 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Police are looking for witnesses and trying to determine why Huang was in the park.
Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD's West Bureau detectives at (213) 382-9470. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Stephen Leonard Monasmith, 50
Stephen Leonard Monasmith, a 50-year-old white male, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, after being shot near East Anaheim Street & North Broad Avenue in Wilmington, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Nickolas Williams Clouse, 33
Nickolas William Clouse, a 33-year-old white man, was shot and killed Sunday, Dec. 25, in the 10800 block of Redfern Avenue in the Lennox area south of Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Residents told investigators they heard multiple gunshots around 9 p.m. and that when they looked outside, they saw Clouse lying in the street, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Troy Ewing.
Clouse, who had been shot, was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:46 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Witnesses said they saw two men running away from the scene but had no further description, Ewing said.
Clouse was affiliated with a gang that claims that residential area, Ewing said, and investigators believe the shooting may be gang-related.
Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime …
German Servin, 37
German Servin, a 37-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Friday, Dec. 23, in the 400 block of Harps Street in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Servin, who lived in Palmdale, was visiting his brother when the shooting occurred at 2:07 p.m. in the backyard of a home in the neighborhood, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Marcelo Quintero.
His younger brother was renting a room in a converted garage behind the house, Quintero said. A woman was also visiting the two men that afternoon, but investigators don’t yet know her relationship to the brothers.
San Fernando Police officers responded to a 911 call from a cellphone regarding someone in medical distress, Quintero said. The woman who called didn't know the address of where she was, so officers had difficulty finding the right location, he said.
Simultaneously the department began receiving 911 calls from other residents in the …
Brandon Lamont Douglas, 25
Brandon Lamont Douglas, a 25-year-old black man, was shot to death Thursday, Dec. 22, in the 1200 block of North Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
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1:30 p.m.: April 24, 2017: An earlier version of this report incorrectly identified Brandon Douglas as Latino. He was black.
About 9:50 p.m., Pasadena police responded to a call about gunshots, according to a news release, and found Douglas with several gunshot wounds.
Douglas was taken to a hospital where he died at 10:45 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Anyone with information is asked to call Pasadena police at (626) 744-4241. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Jose Guadalupe Trigueros, 21
Jose Guadalupe Trigueros, a 21-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 5 Wells Fargo Lane in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Trigueros was walking east near his home in a gated community of apartments and condominiums when a man walked up behind him about 12:43 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza.
The man pulled out a gun and began shooting at Trigueros, striking him multiple times in the upper torso, Mendoza said. The suspect, described as a black male in his 20s, then ran west through a walkway between two apartment buildings and out of sight.
Trigueros was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:27 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at …
Jesus Rios, 17
Jose Rafael Raya, 20
Jose Rafael Raya, a 20-year-old Latino, died Saturday, Dec. 17, after he was shot at the intersection of 130th Street and Wilmington Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Raya was in his neighborhood, driving west on 130th Street with his girlfriend in the front passenger seat, when he stopped at Wilmington Street about 6:45 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Jauch.
It appeared that Raya was preparing to turn northbound on Wilmington when someone in a white sedan on Raya's driver’s side began shooting, Jauch said.
One bullet struck Raya in the head, and he slumped forward over the steering wheel, Jauch said. Deputies found Raya's car stopped in the street. Raya was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:57 p.m., according to coroner’s records. His girlfriend was not injured.
The shooter's white sedan made a U-turn and was last seen heading eastbound on 130th Street, …
Paul Arthur Espinosa, 30
Paul Arthur Espinosa, a 30-year-old Latino, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, after he was shot in the 17800 block of Newburgh Street in unincorporated Citrus, which borders Azusa, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Espinosa was home with his mother and other relatives when he decided to walk outside about 10:58 p.m., according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Marcelo Quintero.
His mother told investigators that she heard some popping noises and initially thought it was firecrackers, Quintero said. “At the same point she realizes it might not be fireworks, her son steps through the front door, bleeding, and says, ‘Call 911. I’ve been shot.’”
Espinosa wcollapsed on the couch, Quintero said, where his family tried to help him. Paramedics were unable to revive him, and Espinosa was pronounced dead at 11:10 p.m.
No one reported seeing the shooting, Quintero said, and investigators don’t know whether the gunman was in …
Adan Martinez, 23
Adan Martinez, a 23-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, after being shot in Wilmington, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Felix Melkumov, 39
Felix Melkumov, a 39-year-old white male, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, after being shot in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Daniel David Garza, 43
Daniel David Garza, 43-year-old Latino, was shot to death Wednesday, Dec. 14, in the 1200 block of East Mission Boulevard in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 2 a.m., Pomona police received a call about gunshots being fired near the Back Door Cocktail Lounge, according to Sgt. Brian Hagerty. Officers found Garza and a woman with multiple gunshot wounds, Hagerty said.
Garza was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:10 a.m., according to coroner’s records. The woman was taken to a hospital and was later released.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Pomona Police Department at (909) 622-1241 or (909) 620-2085. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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