Louis Martin, 32
Louis Martin, a 32-year-old Latino male, died Friday, July 30, after being shot near the 6600 block of Eastern Avenue in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Louis Martin, a 32-year-old Latino male, died Friday, July 30, after being shot near the 6600 block of Eastern Avenue in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Stephanie Michelle Parra, a 34-year-old female, died Wednesday, July 28, after being stabbed near 6203 Agra St. in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Edwin Leonel Castaneda Lopez, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, July 18, after being shot near 6523 Purdy Ave. in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Carlos Solis, a 19-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, June 20, after being shot near 6800 Marlow Ave. in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Pablo Elias, a 44-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, March 10, after being shot by law enforcement near 7715 Eastern Ave. in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Martin Lopez, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, after being shot by law enforcement near the 5900 block of Loveland Street in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Jose Omar Pacas Marquez, a 35-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Jan. 29, in the 6800 block of Adamson Avenue in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Pacas Marquez was home with his family shortly before 5 p.m. when someone knocked at his door, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza.
The person at the door was described as a black male adult, Mendoza said.
Pacas Marquez went outside and stood on his driveway to talk to the man, “and then gunshots were heard,” Mendoza said.
When people went outside, they saw Pacas Marquez lying on the driveway and the suspect running west on Lubec Street, Mendoza said.
Pacas Marquez was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:03 p.m., according to coroner’s records. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators don’t know why the man came to the house, or why …
Anthony Escobedo, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Jan. 5, after being shot in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Azalea Villarreal, a 28-year-old Latina, died Thursday, July 6, after being beaten in the 6200 block of Lanto Street in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Bell Gardens police officers were called to Villarreal’s home at 10 a.m. July 5 for a “medical rescue,” Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Guillermo Morales said. Villarreal lived in the home with her boyfriend and their 4-year-old daughter, Morales said.
When officers arrived, they found Villarreal lying in the front yard “with visible injuries to the upper torso,” according to a sheriff’s news release.
Villarreal was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 2 p.m. the following day, according to coroner’s records. The cause of death was listed as blunt force trauma to the head.
Her boyfriend, Michael Robles, a 32-year-old Latino, is accused of hitting Villarreal multiple times.
“He’s a big guy, and she was very petite,” Morales said. “There’s no indication that he …
Omar Luciano-Jesus Magallanes, a 22-year-old Latino, died on Monday, Feb. 27, after he was shot in the 6400 block of Ajax Avenue in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Magallanes was walking south with a friend on the east side of Ajax Avenue when a northbound car pulled alongside them, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Jauch.
Someone in the car pulled out a gun and began shooting, Jauch said. Magallanes was struck; his friend, a 16-year-old Latino, was not injured.
The car continued driving north, out of view, Jauch said.
Magallanes was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:28 p.m., according to coroner’s records. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators don’t have a motive for the shooting or a description of the attacker, Jauch said.
The sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating the case for the …
David Cortez, a 25-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Wednesday, Nov. 9, in the 5600 block of Quinn Street in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles county coroner's records.
Cortez was riding his bicycle in the alley behind the apartment complex where he lived about 9:25 p.m. when he was confronted by two men, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Bill Cotter.
Witnesses told investigators they saw the two men walk into the alley, heard gunshots and then saw the two men flee onto Jaboneria Street. They were unable to describe the attackers in any detail, Cotter said.
Bell Gardens police found Cortez lying in the alley near his bicycle, Cotter said.
Cortez was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:05 p.m., according to coroner's records.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau. at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain …
Orlando Guzman, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Oct. 20, after being shot in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Ivan Alberto Covarrubias, a 39-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Feb. 9, in the 6300 block of Specht Avenue in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Covarrubias was discovered lying on the sidewalk about 12:05 a.m. near the corner of Specht and East Gage Avenue, according to coroner’s records. He had a gunshot wound to his back.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau detectives were called to the scene to help the Bell Gardens Police Department investigate the shooting.
Covarrubias lived in Norwalk, about nine miles southeast of where he was shot. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Investigators have no further information about the shooting, according to a sheriff’s department news release.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call …
Filiberto Valenzuela Rodiles, a 56-year-old Latino, died nearly a year after sustaining blunt force trauma in the 6000 block of Purdy Avenue in Bell Gardens, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
On Oct. 25, 2014, Bell Gardens police were called three times to a house party. The resident throwing the party believed Rodiles, who lived a few houses away, was calling the police and went to confront him. The two got into a short argument but went their separate ways.
After the police left the third time, Rodiles went to the house and began to agitate party guests. One guest asked Rodiles, who was on crutches because of an amputated leg, to leave. Rodiles instead hit the man with his crutches.
The party guest took one of the crutches walked away. Then the party's host approached, and Rodiles hit him in the face with his other crutch. …
Marla Raejean Ison, a 57-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, after being strangled in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.