Fael Valente, a 30-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Freddy Oros, a 30-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Dec. 14, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Devin Isaiah Luna, a 23-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Thursday, Dec. 6, in the 900 block of South Sunol Drive in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. 

People heading to work around 7 a.m. noticed Luna slumped over in the driver's seat of his car, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred. 

When paramedics arrived, they discovered that Luna had been shot multiple times, Alfred said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:21 a.m., according to coroner's records. 

It wasn't clear if Luna was shot inside his car, or if he got inside after the shooting, Alfred said. First responders noticed that one of the car doors was open when they arrived, but investigators got conflicting reports about which one.

Luna was born in East Los Angeles and lived in Commerce ...

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Rene Alejandro Lupian, a 22-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the 900 block of South Concourse Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.  

Investigators believe that the shooting stemmed from a robbery, and that the attacker fled with Lupian's dark-colored Jansport backpack, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Det. Theo Baljet. 

His older sister, Christian Lupian, said she thinks the robber might have been attracted by her brother's necklace, which was lying on the ground when officers found him. 

"I think he tried to snatch it, rip it off him," Christian said. "It was gold, with a cross, something our grandma gave to him before she passed away six months ago. I would tell him sometimes, 'Dude, don't wear that out,' but he was so proud to wear it. It really meant a lot ...

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Jason Alejandro Castellanos, a 20-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Oct. 17, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Ivan Pena, a 42-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Sept. 24, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Fernando Cruz, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Sept. 22, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Rene Herrera, a 39-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Ronnie Daniel Wilson, a 34-year-old white male, died Monday, Sept. 3, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Anthony Daniel Vargas, a 21-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on Sunday, Aug. 12, in the 4900 block of East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

A man reported around 2 a.m. that his watch had been stolen by three Latinos in their 30s, one with a gun tucked in his waistband, on North Mednik Avenue near the Nueva Maravilla Housing Community.

Deputies tried to detain Vargas while searching for the robbery suspects in the 504-unit housing complex, according to Lt. Derrick Alfred. Vargas ran and hid from deputies, ignored their orders and resisted their attempts to handcuff him before he pulled a gun from his waistband, Alfred said.

“They engage in a violent struggle, and when [the deputies] are reaching around to get hold of his hands, one feels a gun ...

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Yuri Rayma Chavez Arellano, a 33-year-old Latino female, died Wednesday, Aug. 8, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Russell Lawrence Ortiz, a 27-year-old Latino, died Sunday, June 3, after he was shot in the 900 block of Fraser Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Ortiz was walking near his home with his younger brother, Keanu Ortiz, 20, on Saturday, June 2, when a Latino drove up beside them in a full-sized black SUV about 1:45 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Derrick Alfred. 

The three men got into an argument — “Witnesses heard yelling” — and the suspect shot both brothers before driving away, according to Alfred. 

Both brothers were taken to the hospital. Russell Ortiz was pronounced dead the following morning at 1:13 a.m. Keanu Ortiz was pronounced dead a few hours later, at 6:53 a.m. 

The cause of death for both men was listed as gunshot wounds to the ...

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Keanu Ortiz, a 20-year-old Latino, died Sunday, June 3, after he was shot in the 900 block of Fraser Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Ortiz was walking near his home with his older brother, Russell Lawrence Ortiz, 27, on Saturday, June 2, when a Latino drove up beside them in a full-sized black SUV about 1:45 p.m., according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Derrick Alfred. 

The three men got into an argument — “Witnesses heard yelling” — and the suspect shot both brothers before driving away, according to Alfred. 

Both brothers were taken to the hospital. Russell Ortiz was pronounced dead the following morning at 1:13 a.m. Keanu Ortiz was pronounced dead a few hours later, at 6:53 a.m. 

The cause of death for both men was listed as gunshot wounds to ...

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Amanda Nicole Lopez, a 27-year-old Latino female, died Sunday, April 22, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Brandis Tovar, a 21-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, March 5, in the 4000 block of East 6th Street in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Tovar lived in Lynwood with her 18-month-old son, but her fiancé had dropped her off in her old neighborhood to visit a female friend, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Derrick Alfred said. 

The two women were walking away from a neighborhood market, near the home of Tovar’s friend, when someone “from some distance away” began shooting around 11:09 p.m., Alfred said. 

“Both victims were hit, and the surviving one took off running to a nearby house, leaving her friend behind,” Alfred said. 

Deputies were called to the area regarding an “illegal shooting,” according to the department’s news release. Tovar’s friend didn’t want to answer questions about the ...

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