Kerry Michael Bounsom, a 33-year-old black male, died Sunday, Feb. 16, at East Rhea Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, 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 ...
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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 ...
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Gracie Anne Muehlberger, a 15-year-old girl, was shot and killed Thursday, Nov. 14, at Saugus High School in the 21900 block of Centurion Way in Santa Clarita, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 7:38 a.m., Gracie was shot in her high school’s quad. Gracie was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:23 a.m., authorities said. The girl had just turned 15 on Oct. 10.
The shooter pulled a gun out of his backpack and opened fire on Gracie and four others, then shot himself. The entire incident took 16 seconds.
Authorities said the motive in the shooting was unclear.
Gracie was described by classmates as sweet and fun, someone who made a momentous impact in her short life.
Alexa Olsen, a freshman at Saugus High School who was in a dance class with Gracie, said ...
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Dominic Blackwell, a 14-year-old boy, was shot and killed Thursday, Nov. 14 at Saugus High School in the 21900 block of Centurion Way in Santa Clarita, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 7:38 a.m., Dominic was shot in his high school’s quad. The shooter pulled a gun out of his backpack and opened fire on Gracie and four others, then shot himself.
The entire incident took 16 seconds. The motive in the shooting was unclear.
Dominic was the oldest of four brothers, a football player with a goofy grin.
A friend said he was “a little guy with a big heart.” Dominic was remembered by friends and family as a jokester.
His Instagram page includes the name “comedian,” a clear nod to his budding comedic persona.
Anthony Martinez, a student at Canyon High School, called Dominic not just his teammate, but his ...
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Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., a 25-year old, man was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Poe, a resident of Long Beach, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people.
Three men — Poe, Melvin Williams II, 35, of Gardena; and Ricardo Torres, 28, of Inglewood — were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.
Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to the hospital, including ...
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Ricardo Torres, a 28-year-old man, was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Torres, a resident of Inglewood, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people.
Three men — Torres; Melvin Williams II, 35, of Gardena; and Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., 25, of Long Beach — were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.
Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to a hospital ...
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Melvin Williams II, a 35-year-old man, was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at a home in the 2700 block of East 7th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Williams, a resident of Gardena, was among about 30 people attending a Halloween-themed birthday party at the home when at least one gunman attacked. At about 10:45 p.m., a shooter, in dark clothing with his face concealed, began firing into the backyard of the home from a rear alley, striking 12 people.
Three men — Williams; Maurice Dawayne Poe Jr., 25 of Long Beach; and Ricardo Torres, 28, of Inglewood — were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department.
Nine other guests — seven females and two males ranging in age from 20 to 49 — were injured and taken to a hospital, including the ...
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Delfon Garnell Kinney Sr., 48, was fatally shot Wednesday, Oct. 23, in the 1700 block of Artesia Boulevard in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Investigators believe Kinney, a resident of Long Beach, shot at least two other people in the Bottoms Up Sports Bar before he was shot by a bar patron and then police officers, according to a Long Beach Police Department news release.
When SWAT officers entered the bar, they found Kinney lying unresponsive on the ground, holding a firearm, according to the news release.
Both Kinney and Manuel Eugenio "Manny" Marquez, 44, were pronounced dead at the scene around 12:20 a.m., shortly after the shooting began.
Investigators don't have a motive for the shooting, according to the release. Family members described Kinney as a loving father and grandfather and a long-time employee of ...
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Johnny Tucker, a 49-year-old black man, was found dead Thursday, Oct. 23, in the 1000 block of West Florence Avenue in Vermont-Slauson, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 8 a.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were called to the area and found Tucker in the stairwell leading to a church, said LAPD Det. Dave Garrido.
Tucker was pronounced dead at 8:05 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Police said that Tucker appeared to have been assaulted and had signs of blunt force trauma.
The motive is unknown.
The last time Tucker was seen alive was about 11:30 p.m. the night before. Police said Tucker slept in the area where he was found.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5113. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Jose Lopez, a 23-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Oct. 18, in North Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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Kamryn Barry Stone, an 18-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sept. 15 near Arroyo Boulevard and Seco Street at the Pasadena Rose Bowl, according to authorities and coroner’s records.
About 11:22 p.m., Pasadena police responded to the area after reports of a fight and a shooting, according to a news release from the department. Officers discovered two victims, Stone, and a 51-year-old man, both of whom were taken to a hospital.
The 51-year-old is expected to survive, but Stone was pronounced dead.
Police said the motive that led to the altercation remains under investigation and that the incident “may not” be random.
The victim’s father told KCBS-TV Channel 2 that it was Stone's first day working with a cleaning company at the Rose Bowl. Stone, he said, was a high school graduate and a student at West Los Angeles College.
Anyone with information is ...
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Elias Chacon Ruiz Jr., a 38-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Aug. 16, in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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Marlena Virginia Alvirez, a 13-year-old Latina, was fatally shot Tuesday, Aug. 13, in the 1700 block of West Avenue J-15 in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Marlena was at home in the bedroom she shared with her brother and two sisters when she was shot around 5:30 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Richard Biddle.
Deputies were initially called to the home about someone being shot by a BB gun, Biddle said, "but almost simultaneously the hospital called to report that a juvenile was in the emergency room with a gunshot wound."
Investigators went to both locations and discovered the calls were related, he said. A family member drove Marlena to the hospital, but she was pronounced dead at 5:46 p.m., according to coroner's records.
Her brother, Eddie Alvirez, 18, is suspected of firing the gun ...
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