Emma Liza Melchor, a 27-year-old Latina, was pronounced dead on Thursday, April 11, after she was shot in the 1800 block of East Alondra Boulevard in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Melchor had been living with her family in Moreno Valley after she was paroled from prison in February, but she left home a short time later after a disagreement with her mother and started staying with friends in Compton, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred. 

"She didn't like her mom's rules," Alfred said. 

On April 11, deputies were called to an abandoned commercial building around 8 p.m. after someone reported finding a dead woman inside. 

Investigators believe the woman had been dead for several days, Alfred said. It was apparent she had suffered some kind of trauma, he said, but because of the state of ...

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Luis A. Hernandez, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, March 31, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Rigoberto Najera, a 39-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, March 31, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Monica Marie Abarca, a 29-year-old Latino female, died Tuesday, March 26, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Samantha Bustos Vital, a 15-year-old Latina, was pronounced dead on Monday, March 25, after her body was found in the 500 block of West Victoria Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Samantha, a student at New Designs Charter School in Willowbrook, went out with friends on Friday, March 22, and never returned home, according to family members.

Her mother, Blanca Bautista de Cuevas, told NBCLA  and CBS2 television that Samantha said she was sleeping over at her best friend's house, and the friend told her family she was staying at Samantha's house. Instead, the girls apparently went to a party, unusual behavior for her daughter, she said. 

"She was really good," Bautista de Cuevas told reporters. "She didn't even go out to parties, until that day."

Bautista de Cuevas also said her daughter's friend told her she last saw ...

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Gerardo Macias Hernandez, a 22-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, March 16, in the 2800 block of East Alondra Boulevard in Compton, according to Los Angeles County medical-examiner coroner’s records.

About 11:30 p.m., Macias Hernandez was the passenger in a Chevy Tahoe that had pulled into a strip mall when three other vehicles drove slowly toward them, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Scott Hoglund.

A person shot at Macias Hernandez from a dark-colored sedan then sped off, Hoglund said.

Macias Hernandez was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:56 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Investigators called the attack “totally unprovoked.”

“We don’t know why this happened,” Hoglund said.

Macias Hernandez and his family had just assisted the victims of a car accident down the street and had pulled into the strip mall to complete a U-turn to get gas.

Hernandez ...

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Kimberly Jassive Valadez, a 28-year-old Latino female, died Sunday, March 10, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Joshua Glover, a 25-year-old black male, died Saturday, Feb. 16, after being stabbed in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Hakim Webster,  a 36-year-old black man, was fatally shot on Friday, Jan. 25 in the parking lot of the New Holy Trinity Baptist Church, 1919 East Compton Boulevard in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. 

Webster was attending a funeral for a cousin at the church shortly after 1 p.m.,  said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred. The church was full, "standing room only," with about 200 people, some of whom were standing outside, he said.

The deceased was Jakiera Green, 29, who was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Louisiana on Jan. 8, according to an online fundraiser to bring her body and children back to Southern  California.

Green's grandmother was in the middle of her eulogy when a man stood up in the church "and began yelling something disrespectful," Alfred said. "It erupted into pushing, and shoving ...

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Everardo Rosas Cardenas, a 35-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Jan. 7, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Demetrius Jamahl Bracken, a 43-year-old black male, died Sunday, Dec. 30, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Felipe De Jesus Martinez Garcia, a 19-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Dec. 22, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Rogelio Villegas, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Dec. 22, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

 Ryan Washington, an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at the intersection of North Magnolia Court and North Paulsen Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. 

A man who was driving to work shortly before 4 a.m. made a U-turn at the intersection and discovered Washington lying in the wet street, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred. 

Washington was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:09 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds. 

It had rained all that night, Alfred said, and it's unclear when Washington was shot. Deputies received reports about gunshots in the area around 2 a.m., but the reports were a few blocks away from where  Washington's body was later discovered. 

Investigators believe Washington was living on the ...

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Arthur Willis, a 34-year-old black male, died Monday, Nov. 26, after being stabbed in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.