Jesse Lee Vanloozen, a 34-year-old white male, died Monday, Aug. 3, after being shot by law enforcement near 8850 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Victor Valencia, a 31-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by Los Angeles police on Saturday, Jan. 11, near South Venice Boulevard and Tuller Avenue in Palms, on the border with Culver City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 1 p.m., a sergeant with the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call of a man with a gun near South Sepulveda and Venice Boulevard, according to a video released by the LAPD detailing the incident.

The sergeant saw a man matching the description he was given, stopped his vehicle, got out and saw the man, later identified as Valencia, pointing a gun at him, according to a prepared LAPD statement.

A person in the area also said that Valencia was pointing a gun at the officer.

The sergeant began shooting at Valencia, who collapsed. Paramedics responded and Valencia was taken to a hospital, where he was …

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Daniel Raveen Lal, a 42-year-old Asian male, died Saturday, Sept. 14, after sustaining blunt force trauma near 4051 Jackson Ave. in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Michael Gregory Harrison, a 30-year-old white male, died Saturday, Aug. 18, after being shot in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Trinidad Gonzalez Sanchez, a 51-year-old Latino, died Thursday, Jan. 2, at a hospital in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Sanchez was involved in a physical fight with family members the night before his death in the 11600 block of Washington Boulevard, according to a statement from Culver City police.

"As a result of the altercation, Mr. Sanchez became ill and was taken to the hospital by relatives, where he succumbed to his injuries," the statement said. 

Police were called to the hospital about 6:50 a.m. Thursday to investigate the suspicious death.

The investigation is ongoing.

-- Matt Stevens

David James Ward, a 66-year-old white male, died Saturday, Sept. 21, after being shot by law enforcement near the 4000 block of Duquesne Avenue in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Curley Lee Sloss III, a 66-year-old male, died Thursday, June 28, in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Erica Escobar, a 27-year-old white woman, was found dead Tuesday, May 3, near Washington Boulevard and Huron Avenue in Culver City, according to the Culver City Police Department.

Police were alerted after a person called 911, saying that he had found a body inside a residence, said Capt. Dave Tankenson.

Officers responded and discovered two bodies inside the home: Escobar and Lucien Bergez, an 89-year-old white man.

"We're considering it a crime scene," Tankenson told The Times. He declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation.

Coroner records show Bergez and Escobar suffered blunt-force trauma and puncture wounds to their bodies.

According to NBC Los Angeles, Zackariah Timothy Lehnen, a 30-year-old white man, was arrested in connection with the killings.

The news site reported that Lehnen had been seen together with both Escobar and Bergez at a 7-Eleven, although the nature of their relationship was unclear.

Lehnen is being …

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Lucien Bergez, an 89-year-old white man, died Tuesday, May 3, near Washington Boulevard and Huron Avenue in Culver City, according to the Culver City Police Department.

Police were alerted after a person called 911, saying that he had found a body inside a residence, said Capt. Dave Tankenson.

Officers responded and discovered two bodies inside the home: Bergez and Erica Escobar, a 27-year-old white woman.

"We're considering it a crime scene," Tankenson told The Times. He declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation.

Coroner records show Bergez and Escobar suffered blunt-force trauma and puncture wounds to their bodies.

According to NBC Los Angeles, Zackariah Timothy Lehnen, a 30-year-old white man, was arrested in connection with the killings.

The news site reported that Lehnen had been seen together with both Escobar and Bergez at a 7-Eleven, although the nature of their relationship was unclear.

Lehnen is  being held in …

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Paul Bilodeau, a 45-year-old white man, died of a gunshot wound to the torso on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, in the 6000 block of Bristol Parkway in Culver City.

-- Anthony Pesce

Richard Winkleman, a 48-year-old white man, was killed by a shotgun blast near 2567 Walnut Ave. in Venice and died at 11:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17.

Detectives believe he may have been killed in an attempted robbery. He had parked his 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle in the alley and was walking away from it when someone confronted him. There was an argument, then a blast. Winkleman died at the scene; the suspect fled.

Winkleman was divorced with grown children. He was a longtime Venice resident who had spent time in prison.

Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD Pacific detectives at (310) 482 -6369.

Mario Alberto Monzon-Fernandez, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, after being stabbed in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Jo Ann Harris, 29, a black woman, died at 4:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 after being struck in the head with a baseball bat at 10808 Culver Blvd. in Culver City. After her death, an autopsy determined she was pregnant with a boy.

She was homeless, and her body was found in the California National Guard Armory. A suspect, Staff Sgt. Scott Ansman, 34, has been charged. Detectives called it a domestic homicide.

Jo Ann Harris, 29, a black woman, died at 4:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24 after being struck in the head with a baseball bat at 10808 Culver Blvd. in Culver City. After her death, an autopsy determined she was pregnant with a boy.

She was homeless, and her body was found in the California National Guard Armory. A suspect, Staff Sgt. Scott Ansman, 34, has been charged. Detectives called it a domestic homicide.

Gary Ortiz, a 16-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, July 30, after being shot in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.