Fred Williams III, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies Friday, Oct. 16, in the 2200 block of East 121st Street in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

About 5:30 p.m., deputies were on a "routine patrol check" of Mona Park and saw a group of about 10 to 15 people in the parking lot, according to a news release from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

The deputies said one of the people in the group was holding a firearm and when he saw the deputies, he ran out of the parking lot. 

One of the deputies chased the man, identified as Williams, down a driveway and into a backyard. Authorities said that Williams pointed his gun at a deputy, "at which point a deputy involved shooting occurred."

Williams was pronounced dead at the scene. The department said it recovered a …

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Dana Mitchell Young Jr., a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by law enforcement Thursday, Oct. 15, near West 108th Street and South Vermont Avenue in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

About 4 a.m., deputies responded to a call of a woman being kidnapped at gunpoint near South Figueroa and West 103rd streets, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities said that Young forced a woman into his silver SUV and fled. A friend of the woman followed the vehicle. At one point, the SUV stopped and the driver got out, fired a round at the friend and at a vehicle in the same intersection, then resumed driving, the department said. 

Deputies tracked the SUV to a park-and-ride in the 11600 block of Vermont Avenue and as they approached, the man began driving away. As the SUV began accelerating, …

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Jamelle Edward Hill Jr., a 17-year-old Black teenager, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 15, near East 122nd Street and Maple Avenue in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

About 11 p.m., five teenagers were driving in a car when an assailant approached and began shooting, authorities said. 

The car slammed into a vehicle parked at the intersection of Maple Avenue and East 124th Street. Deputies who responded found Hill and another teenager, Millyon Colquitt, 16, dead at the scene. 

Three teens in the back were unharmed, authorities said.

“The car appears to have been shot several times,” said Sheriff’s Lt. Brandon Dean, and “both decedents appear to have been shot several times in the upper torso.”

Hill was a senior at Gardena High School, family members said. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who …

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Millyon Colquitt, a 16-year-old Black teenager, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 15, near East 122nd Street and Maple Avenue in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

About 11 p.m., five teenagers were in a car when an assailant approached and began shooting, authorities said. 

The car slammed into a vehicle parked at the intersection of Maple Avenue and East 124th Street. Deputies who responded found Colquitt and another teenager, Jamelle Edward Hill Jr., 17, dead at the scene. 

Three teens in the back were unharmed, authorities said.

“The car appears to have been shot several times,” said Sheriff’s Lt. Brandon Dean, and “both decedents appear to have been shot several times in the upper torso.”

Colquitt was an 11th-grader at Centennial High School, family members said. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish …

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Kevin Carr, a 23-year-old Black male, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

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Andres Jose Cruz, a 31-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the 13100 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, according to law enforcement and Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Shortly before 2:40 a.m., Cruz and another person were walking west on Van Nuys Boulevard when someone approached them, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

He asked where Cruz and the other person "were from," then pointed a gun at the two and fired, striking both, police said.

The gunman ran and got into a dark vehicle.

Cruz was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:45 a.m. The other person was taken to a hospital, treated and released.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Sharon Kim at (818) 374-1978. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Daniel Gomez, a 59-year-old white male, died Sunday, Oct. 11, in Southeast Antelope Valley, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

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Primitivo Ramirez, a 23-year-old Latino, was fatally beaten Thursday, Oct. 8, in the 500 block of South Bonnie Beach Place in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records and law enforcement.

At 7:45 p.m., Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies found Ramirez suffering from "blunt force trauma" in the street, according to a department news release. 

Ramirez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:40 p.m., according to coroner's records.

The Sheriff's Department said a man was seen running away from where Ramirez was found.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Samuel Herrera Jr., a Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Sept. 10, by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in the 500 block of South Bradfield Avenue in Compton, according to law enforcement and county coroner's records.

About 5:36 a.m., detectives from the Sheriff's Department's Operation Safe Streets Bureau were serving a search warrant when they said Herrera "opened fire," according to a department news release.

Herrera was pronounced dead at the scene and a weapon was recovered. The department has placed a security hold on information regarding the case with the coroner's office. The Times will follow up as more information, such as what led to the shooting and Herrera's age, becomes available. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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William David Reibly, a 64-year-old white male, died Wednesday, July 29, in Diamond Bar, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

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Daniel Garcia, a 53-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, July 8, in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

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Ruben Escarrega, a 31-year-old Latino male, died Friday, May 8, in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

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Nioloni Raynette Houston, a 20-year-old black female, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Commerce, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

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Hyun Soo Chung, a 48-year-old Korean woman, was found strangled to death Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the 400 block of South Berendo Avenue in Koreatown, according to law enforcement and prosecutors.

About 2:25 p.m. officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Olympic Division responded to a call of a possible dead body inside an apartment, according to a news release from the LAPD. The death was deemed suspicious and homicide detectives responded to investigate.

On Jan. 25, the coroner’s office ruled the death a homicide, but the case has been placed on a security hold, so information regarding the cause of death has not been released. 

The suspect was identified by police as Joseph Chung, a 50-year-old Korean man. Police said in a statement that he is the ex-husband of Hyun Chung and there was a history of domestic violence. 

On Jan. 27, Chung turned himself in at a police …

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Dayvon Taylor, a 6-year-old boy, was pronounced dead on Thursday, Dec. 26, after he was "severely beaten" in a Downey apartment, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County district attorney's office.

Tyler D'Shaun Martin Brand, the boy's 23-year-old godfather, was charged with murder and assault on Dec. 30 in connection with the boy's death, according to the release.

Dayvon, a first-grader at Normandie Avenue Elementary, had been in Martin Brand's care for "several days" over the holiday break, according to the news release. The boy was pronounced dead at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach the evening of Dec. 26.

Downey Police investigators have released only a few details on the case and put a security hold on the autopsy results, meaning they can't be released to the public. 

According to jail records, Martin Brand, described as 6 feet 3 inches tall and 250 pounds, is the program …

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