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, a 18-year-old Latino female, died Wednesday, Dec. 18, after being shot near Vanowen Street & Ethel Avenue in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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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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Jessica Ann Beedles, a 42-year-old white female, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, after being shot in Woodland Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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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 ...
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Victoria Anne Elliott, a 34-year-old white female, died Thursday, Oct. 31, after sustaining blunt force trauma.
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Chloe Summer Evans, an 18-year-old black woman, was shot and killed Friday, Oct. 25, near West 104th Street and South Figueroa Street in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 6 a.m., Evans was riding in an SUV with two others when another vehicle pulled up and she was struck by gunfire, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.
Evans was first taken to the LAPD’s Southeast Division, then taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 5:45 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
The suspect vehicle was described as a light-colored sedan. It’s unknown what occurred between the two vehicles in the moments before the incident.
Detectives are seeking witnesses to the shooting.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 ...
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Lashante Kirkpatrick, a 16-year-old black female, died Monday, Oct. 14, after being stabbed in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Martyne Elizabeth "Dr. Beth" Bonzo, also known as Martyne Dykes-Bonzo, a 45-year-old white woman, was pronounced dead on Thursday, Sept. 26, after she was stabbed and struck with a heavy object in the 27800 block of Palmeras Place in Rancho Palos Verdes, according to Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies found Bonzo lying alone in her home with traumatic injuries after a family member requested a welfare check, said Lt. Derrick Alfred.
Bonzo was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:34 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death is listed as sharp and blunt-force injuries of the neck and head.
Bonzo, a physical therapist who owned Coast Physical Therapy in Rancho Palos Verdes, lived in the home with her husband, Antonio Lopez Jr., 48, a private-practice defense attorney in Rancho Palos Verdes and ...
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Melissa Lourdes Lopez, a 16-year-old Latina teenager, was shot and killed Sept. 18 in the 800 block of Bayview Avenue in Wilmington, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 3:11 p.m., Melissa was standing in a group of people who had gathered to memorialize a man who was killed at the same location in March 2018, said Los Angeles Police Det. David Cortez.
A person walked up and began firing, striking four people.
Melissa was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:20 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Alex Gutierrez, 24, was also struck. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 4:49 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Gutierrez was the brother of the person who was being memorialized that day.
Two other women, a bystander in her 70s and another young adult who was with the group ...
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