Alejandra Claudia Hernandez, 24
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Alejandra Claudia Hernandez, a 24-year-old Latino female, died Saturday, Jan. 12, in West Puente Valley, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
Nadia Solis, 41
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Nadia Solis, a 41-year-old Latina, was pronounced dead on Saturday, Jan. 5, after she was struck in the head in the 8700 block of Orange Street in Whittier, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators.
Deputies went to the home where Solis lived with her long-time boyfriend, Luis Rey JimenezJimenez, after coworkers requested a welfare check because she hadn't come to work for several days, said Lt. Derrick Alfred.
Worried co-workers had come to the house earlier in the week and talked to a relative who was babysitting, The Times reported. The relative said Solis had left and no one knew where she had gone.
On Saturday, however, deputies felt like "things weren't adding up" when they questioned JimenezJimenez, 44, and asked to search the house, Alfred said. Then they noticed JimenezJimenez's car in the carport and asked for the keys.
"It ...
Kioka Shay Colbert, 26
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Kioka Shay Colbert, a 26-year-old black female, died Friday, Dec. 28, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Lourdes Padilla, 70
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Natali M. Glukhovskiy, 39
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Natali M. Glukhovskiy, a 39-year-old white female, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, after being shot in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Liliana Perez, 27
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Liliana Perez, a 27-year-old Latino female, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, after being shot in West Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Nadia Yahya Harfoush, 18
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Katherine Urquilla Galan, 29
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Melanie Ann Cunningham, 58
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Melanie Ann Cunningham, a 58-year-old white female, died Monday, Dec. 17, after being stabbed in East Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Sandra Marlene Dandasnavarro, 34
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Sandra Marlene Dandasnavarro, a 34-year-old Latina, was fatally shot on Sunday, Dec. 16, in the 5100 block of Live Oak Street in Cudahy, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Dandasnavarro operated a day care in the home she shared with her boyfriend, 8-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred.
She and the children were home alone around 11 a.m. when her former boyfriend, Ramon Ramirez Gomez, 31, allegedly came to the house with a gun, looking for her current boyfriend, Alfred said.
"When he couldn't find the boyfriend, he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend inside the home, right in front of her two kids," Alfred said.
The son grabbed his sister and ran out of the house, Alfred said. A passerby noticed the boy running with the toddler in his arms and asked what was wrong ...
Sonia Leticia Selva Sandoval, 58
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Cecilia Meza, 41
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Cecilia Meza, a 41-year-old Latina, was pronounced dead on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the 800 block of West Colorado Boulevard in Monrovia, according to Los Angeles County authorities.
Meza was found in her upstairs apartment along with her 17-year-old daughter, Kelsey Meza, who was also dead, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Derrick Alfred.
The mother’s boyfriend, Nimrod Perez Guerrero, 33, also lived in the apartment and is now wanted as a suspect in the double slaying, Alfred said.
The three lived across the street from Monrovia High School, where Kelsey was a senior. Tearful students gathered outside the apartment on Wednesday afternoon as investigators worked at the scene.
“There were lots of very upset children outside,” Alfred said. “She was liked by plenty of people.”
Monrovia School District Supt. Katherine Thorossian issued a statement on Thursday, saying the school would be providing grief ...
Kelsey Camila Meza, 17
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Kelsey Camila Meza, a 17-year-old Latina, was pronounced dead on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the 800 block of West Colorado Boulevard in Monrovia, according to Los Angeles County authorities.
Kelsey was found in her upstairs apartment along with her 41-year-old mother, Cecilia Meza, who was also dead, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Derrick Alfred.
The mother’s boyfriend, Nimrod Perez Guerrero, 33, also lived in the apartment and is now wanted as a suspect in the double slaying, Alfred said.
The three lived across the street from Monrovia High School, where Kelsey was a senior. Tearful students gathered outside the apartment on Wednesday afternoon as investigators worked at the scene.
“There were lots of very upset children outside,” Alfred said. “She was liked by plenty of people.”
Monrovia School District Supt. Katherine Thorossian issued a statement on Thursday, saying the school would be providing ...
Susie Drake, 73
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Susie Drake, a 73-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, in Baldwin Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
Angelica Gabriela Rodriguez, 46
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Angelica Gabriela Rodriguez, a 46-year-old Latino female, died Monday, Dec. 3, after being shot in Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.