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.

Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.

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.

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.

Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.

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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.

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 asked to call the Pasadena …

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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.

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 but investigators don't know why, Biddle said. At least …

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Andrew Joseph Espinoza, a 19-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, July 17, in Lomita, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

 Joseph Gilbert Solano, a 50-year-old Latino deputy for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, died Wednesday, June 12, after he was shot in the 2500 block of West Valley Boulevard in Alhambra, according to sheriff's investigators. 

Solano got off work about 5 p.m. Monday, June 10, put on his civilian clothes and then ran an errand for his mother, taking her car to a Jiffy Lube to get the oil changed, The Times reported. 

Solano went next door to a Jack in the Box restaurant at 2531 West Valley Blvd., and was waiting for his food when a man wearing sunglasses and a fedora walked up behind him about 5:45 p.m. 

"We don't know if [the gunman] said something to him, but on the video you can see [Solano] turns to face him," said Lt. Derrick Alfred. "And that's when [the gunman] raises the gun and shoots him. He …

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