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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Tijah Devon Johnson, a 23-year-old black man, was fatally shot on Saturday, Nov. 23, in the 1900 block of East Pine Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Johnson was hanging out with several people a few blocks from his home shortly after noon when a single shot was fired from the driver's side window of a white or grayish-colored compact SUV heading south on East Pine Street, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean.
The shot hit Johnson directly in the face, Dean said. "The distance was a good 40 yards," he said. "I don't think it was that good of a shot; it looks like just total luck."
Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:50 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the head ...
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Samuel Alejandro Estrada, a 41-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Tuesday, Oct. 15, on Atlantic Avenue underneath the 710 Freeway overpass in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
A motorist driving by the area about 11:40 a.m. noticed two men beating a third man, later identified as Estrada, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred.
"They were jumping him near the shoulder of the roadway," Alfred said. "The victim, Mr. Estrada, was able to get up and stumble away, and that's when one of the suspects produces a handgun and shoots him."
The two assailants ran from the scene and the motorist followed them until they ran into the LA Riverbed and out of sight, Alfred said. The witness called 911 and returned to the shooting scene to try to help Estrada until deputies arrived.
Estrada was pronounced dead at ...
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Jose Salvador Zavala, a 22-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, July 31, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Awki Hanifshukre Wilds, a 41-year-old black male, died Monday, July 8, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Rickie Cornell Starks, a 65-year-old black man, was fatally shot on Wednesday, July 3, near the corner of Spruce Street and Aranbe Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.
Investigators believe Starks was riding his bicycle when he was struck by gunfire during a shootout between Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and a black Cadillac Escalade around 11 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred.
Deputies didn't find Starks' body until they went to secure evidence at the shooting scene, which was littered with spent bullets, Alfred said.
Starks was found lying in the street near his bicycle and was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:25 p.m., according to coroner's records.
One deputy was injured and a patrol car disabled by the intermittent gunfire between Compton and Inglewood, where at least four suspects ...
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Richard Mendoza Mendoza Jr Jr., a 36-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 27, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Kenyata Wante McIntosh, a 39-year-old black male, died Wednesday, June 12, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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