Felix Valverde, a 32-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Aug. 17, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Victor Manuel Cortez Jr., a 21-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Aug. 17, after being shot in Montecito Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Javier Rocha, a 42-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Aug. 16, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Elias Chacon Ruiz, 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.

Omar Munoz Jr., a 25-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Aug. 15, after being shot in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jose Antonio Flores Velazquez, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Alfredo Antonio Carrera, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Raylorce Ysef Gordon Jr, a 30-year-old black male, died Wednesday, Aug. 14, after being shot in Florence, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Martin Carlos Jr., a 35-year-old Latino, was pronounced dead on Monday, Aug. 12, after he was shot on the Los Angeles River West Bike Route, north of the Imperial Highway, in South Gate, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Firefighters were called to the scene around 4:40 p.m. regarding a body on the bike path between Imperial Highway and Firestone Boulevard, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Richard Biddle said. 

Carlos' body was found on the path just north of Imperial Highway, Biddle said. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:25 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the head. 

Biddle said it appeared Carlos lived in a tent along the riverbed and had probably been shot several hours before he was found. 

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Tasi Malaki, a 45-year-old man of Samoan descent, died Sunday, Aug. 11 after he was shot in the 400 block of West Willow Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County  Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. 

Malaki, a Long Beach-based reggae and hip-hop artist known as Toko Tasi, was shot following a dispute near West Willow Street and Eucalyptus Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:13 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds. 

Friends told  KTLA5 that Malaki was attending a high school reunion when he was shot.

“We heard the gunshots,” Audra Viscidi told KTLA during a vigil for Malaki the following evening. “Before that, we were all just inside laughing and hugging each other, and saying ‘I love you’ and catching up.”

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Michael Dean Robbins, a 56-year-old white male, died Sunday, Aug. 11, after being shot in Sun Village, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Anthony Micheal Tafoya Ortiz, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Aug. 11, after being shot in Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Javier Munoz, a 35-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Aug. 10, after being shot in Central-Alameda, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

James Earl Alexander, a 34-year-old male, died Friday, Aug. 9, after being shot in Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ramon Cortez, a 35-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Aug. 8, in the 8700 block of Aqueduct Avenue in North Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 6:30 a.m., Cortez was walking west on Parthenia Street toward Aqueduct Avenue when a car pulled up and a man wearing dark clothing exited and began shooting at him, said Los Angeles police Det. James Fillmore.

Cortez was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:57 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

The car fled north on Aqueduct Avenue from Parthenia, police said. 

Cortez, an expecting father, was on his way to work at a moving company, Fillmore said.

Detectives are looking for witnesses.

Anyone with information is asked to call Fillmore at (818) 374-9550. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. 

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