Gregory Leonard Taylor Jr., a 32-year-old Black male, died Tuesday, July 7, in Vermont Knolls, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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Im Sook Han, a 67-year-old Asian female, died Monday, July 6, in Arcadia, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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James Horace Warren, a 33-year-old Black man, was shot and killed Sunday, July 5, near East 124th and South San Pedro streets in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 1:40 a.m., Warren and a 31-year-old man were shot in the area, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Warren was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other man was taken to a hospital.
The Sheriff’s Department did not say what led to the shooting, but said that the shooter fled the location in a white vehicle.
Anyone with information is asked to call the 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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Karnell Sean Lawson, a 58-year-old Black male, died Sunday, July 5, in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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Sean Deandra Smith, a 53-year-old Black male, died Saturday, July 4, in Florence, 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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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 she remembered her as a goofy, fun girl ...
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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 the ...
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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, including ...
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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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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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