William Mitchell Andrews, a 60-year-old white male, died Thursday, June 6, after being stabbed in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Marina Taylor, a 65-year-old black female, died Thursday, June 6, after being stabbed in Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Cary Rodriguez, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, May 5, after being stabbed in East Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Rolando Geovan Morales-Rabinal, a 25-year-old Latino male, died Monday, April 22, after being stabbed in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Christopher Louis Guillen, a 40-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, April 16, after being stabbed in Historic South-Central, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Edward Cole, a  31-year-old white man, was pronounced dead on Tuesday, April 9, after he was stabbed in the 41700 block of 156th Street East in Lake Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Cole was in the home he rented with his girlfriend, Melissa Burana Sombati, around 9:30 p.m. when the two got into an argument, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred. 

Witnesses told investigators that the couple continued arguing in the garage, where Burana Sombati allegedly stabbed Cole once in the chest, Alfred said. 

Cole was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:50 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a stab wound to the chest. 

His girlfriend, Burana Sombati, a 31-year-old white woman, was arrested at the scene and charged with murder on ...

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Theodore Kevin Alexander, a 53-year-old black man, was fatally stabbed on Monday, April 1, in the 3800 block of West Slauson Avenue in the View Park-Windsor Hills neighborhood of South Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Witnesses told investigators they heard people yelling at each other around 2:30 a.m. in some storefront business properties that were being rented out as residences, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred. 

Alexander and the resident of the space, William Gilbert Sigur, 48, went from arguing to a physical fight inside the building, Alfred said, and then Alexander was stabbed.

Deputies found Alexander lying on the sidewalk, where he was pronounced dead at 2:45 a.m., according to coroner's records. Investigators believe he was stabbed inside the building, "due to the amount of blood evidence found inside the converted residence," and at ...

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Blanca Estela Dominguez, a 43-year-old Latina, was fatally stabbed Sunday, March 31, in the 600 block of West 14th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.

About 3:20 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department were called to a residence after family members discovered the bodies of Dominguez and her husband, 38-year-old Oscar Montoya, according to a news release from the department.

Dominguez was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:21 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Investigators believe that Montoya stabbed Dominguez then fatally shot himself. Police recovered two guns and a knife. There wasn't a record of domestic violence between the couple, police said.

Family members went to the home because they were “concerned for their well-being based on recent communication” from the couple, police said in a statement.The couple did not have any children ...

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Jayron Boston, a 31-year-old black man, was fatally stabbed Sunday, March 31, in the 400 block of East Lanzit Avenue in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 12:30 a.m., Boston got into a fight with another person who pulled out a knife and stabbed him, said Los Angeles police Det. Nathan Kouri. It’s unknown what the fight was about, police said.

Boston was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:45 a.m., according to coroner’s records. Boston apparently frequented the area, but didn’t live there.

Anyone with information can call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Natanael Aquino-Lopez, a 25-year-old Latino, died Saturday, March 30, after he was stabbed in the 2800 block of West Olympic Boulevard in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 11:10 p.m. on Friday, March 29, officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Olympic Division responded to a call of a fight outside a restaurant and found Aquino-Lopez suffering from stab wounds, said Los Angeles Police Det. Sean Kinchla.

Aquino-Lopez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:39 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Investigators determined that several people were involved in a fight outside a restaurant and a person pulled out a knife and stabbed Aquino-Lopez.

Police said four people were involved in the dispute, which was not believed to be gang related.

One of the suspects was identified as Reynaldo Carranza, a 33-year-old Latino, police said ...

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Jose Leon, a 45-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Wednesday, March 27, in the 100 block of South Alvarado Street in Westlake, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 8:30 p.m., Leon got into an argument with multiple people outside the lobby of a nearby motel, said Los Angeles police Det. Ray Martinez.

One of the people pulled out a knife and stabbed Leon, then fled in a sedan.

Leon was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:58 p.m., according to coroner's records.

Leon lived in the area. Martinez said the killing is not connected to gangs. It’s unknown why the argument began.

Anyone with information is asked to call Martinez at (213) 484-3642. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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

Samuel Crenshaw, a 60-year-old black male, died Sunday, March 24, after being stabbed in Pacoima, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ronny Sue Wall, a 58-year-old white female, died Monday, March 18, after being stabbed in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Francisco Lazaro Maldonado, a 57-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, March 17, after being stabbed in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Lawrence Calvin George, a 41-year-old black male, died Saturday, March 16, after being stabbed in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.