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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Florinda Velasquez-Hernandez, a 64-year-old Latino female, died Tuesday, Feb. 4, after being strangled near the 3300 block of Maxson Road in El Monte, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Camha Nguyen Do, a 38-year-old Vietnamese woman, was shot and killed Friday, Jan. 24 in the 400 block of North Second Street in Alhambra, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
Police received a call of shots fired at an apartment about 7:15 p.m. and arrived to find two people, including Nguyen Do, who had been shot, according to a news release from the Alhambra Police Department.
Nguyen Do was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:26 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Nguyen Do’s husband, Coung Do, 44, was also killed.
Their 4-year-old child was present when the killings occurred, but she was not wounded, prosecutors said.
A couple of blocks away, another officer who was en route to the scene was flagged down by a man who confessed to the shooting, police said.
The man, identified by authorities as Sam Nhat ...
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Raquel Bramasco DeDavila, a 62-year-old Latina, was shot and killed Wednesday, Jan. 22, in the 1600 block of West 19th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 6:30 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department on patrol in the area heard gunshots in the area and found Bramasco DeDavila and a man with gunshot wounds, police said in a statement.
Bramasco DeDavila was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m., according to coroner’s records. The man was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening.
Detectives believe that the suspect was inside his home in the area when he saw Bramasco DeDavila and the man. He came outside to confront the two and shot them, police said.
Police said a long-term “personal dispute” was ongoing between the suspect and the victims.
The suspect was ...
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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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Iman Naomi Wright, a 23-year-old black female, died Sunday, Jan. 19, after being stabbed near the 4000 block of W. Pico Blvd in Arlington Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Jolynn Raeanne Finlay, a 24-year-old Latino female, died Friday, Jan. 17, after being shot near the 18800 block of Crocker Avenue in Carson, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Clara Mae Williams, a 96-year-old black female, died Friday, Jan. 10, after being shot near Candlewood Suites, 11410 Hawthorne Boulevard in Hawthorne, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Claudia Janet Lopez, a 37-year-old Latino female, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, after being shot near the 2200 block of West 154th Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Yocelin Kadi Zuniga, an 18-year-old Latina, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, after she was shot near Vanowen Street and Ethel Avenue in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
On Dec. 14 about 9 p.m., Zuniga was in the passenger seat of a white BMW that her boyfriend was driving east on Vanowen Street when the car stopped at Ethel Avenue, said Los Angeles police Det. James Filmore.
A gray sedan pulled up and a person inside shot at the BMW, striking Zuniga in the head, Filmore said.
As Zuniga’s boyfriend tried to chase down the sedan, the two cars continued east on Vanowen, then onto Coldwater Canyon Avenue, Filmore said.
The boyfriend hit a curb, then took Zuniga back to his house and called 911.
Zuniga was taken to a hospital where she was on life support until Dec. 18.
Police said that the shooter ...
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Erin Kayla Lavender, a 19-year-old black woman, died on Saturday, Dec. 15, after she was fatally shot in the 20300 block of Alvo Avenue in Carson, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Lavender, a sophomore softball player at Compton College, and her friend, 17-year-old Dalelaja Francis Denise Hearn, a senior at Hoover High School in Fresno, had gone to a vigil in a residence that evening to honor a male friend who died a week earlier from what appeared to be a drug overdose, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean told The Times.
Shortly before 9 p.m., the young women got into their car, which was parked in front of the residence. As they were preparing to leave, someone began shooting into the car, Dean said.
A dark-colored SUV was seen leaving the area, but investigators don't know if it was ...
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Dalelaja Francis Denise Hearn, a 17-year-old black girl, died on Saturday, Dec. 15, after she was fatally shot in the 20300 block of Alvo Avenue in Carson, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.
Hearn, a high school student, and her friend, 19-year-old Erin Kayla Lavender, a softball player at Compton College, had gone to a vigil in a residence that evening to honor a male friend who died a week earlier from what appeared to be a drug overdose, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean told The Times.
Shortly before 9 p.m., the young women got into their car, which was parked in front of the residence. As they were preparing to leave, someone began shooting into the car, Dean said.
A dark-colored SUV was seen leaving the area, but investigators don't know if it was related to the shooting or ...
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Editha Cruz de Leon, a 76-year-old Filipino woman, was found dead Sunday, Dec. 8, in the 3900 block of Van Horne Avenue in El Sereno, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before noon, officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Hollenbeck Division received a radio call for a death investigation in the area.
Officers discovered Cruz de Leon, and paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene at 11:52 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Coroner’s records show that Cruz de Leon, a retired gynecologist, had been stabbed and strangled, then discovered by a relative.
Prosecutors said in a news release that Cruz de Leon was killed the previous day.
A team of authorities from the LAPD and the FBI arrested Timothy Chavira on Dec. 18 at a Pasadena home, police said.
Chavira, a 56-year-old Latino, has been charged with one count of murder ...
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Rosa Leda Benincasa, a 70-year-old white female, died Thursday, Dec. 5, after being shot near 201 1/2 S. Doheny Drive in Beverly Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Skye Lynn Gutierrez, an 18-year-old Latina, died Friday, Nov. 22, after she was shot in the 1500 block of South Point View Street in Mid-City, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.
Shortly after 10 p.m., Gutierrez was standing with a man in the area when two men walked up and a fight began, said Los Angeles Police Det. Sean Kinchla.
During the altercation, Gutierrez was struck by gunfire. The man she was with was not injured, Kinchla said.
The two assailants, described only as Latinos, fled.
Police believe the shooting was the result of a personal dispute and is an isolated incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (213) 382-9470. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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