Octavio Rodriguez Ortiz, a 44-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, July 13, after being shot near the Chatsworth Street west of 405 Freeway in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Cheyenne Marie Brown, a 24-year-old white woman, was shot and killed Monday, July 22, in the 16600 block of Chatsworth Street in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
Shortly before 10:30 p.m., Brown arrived home from work and was shot near her vehicle, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Witnesses told police that a full-size truck was seen leaving the area after the shooting.
Investigators identified Javier Flores, a 24-year-old Latino, as the suspect and he was arrested at his home in Simi Valley, police said.
Flores was charged Sept. 16 with one count of murder with the special allegation that he was lying in wait, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
He also faces a handgun allegation.
Brown was the estranged wife of Flores’ girlfriend. Brown left behind a 2-year-old daughter, police said.
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Marcos Antonio Rodriguez, a 37-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, April 24, after being shot in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Dawn Marie Ritz, a 61-year-old white female, died Sunday, May 14, after being stabbed in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Justin Lishey, a 30-year-old black man, died Sunday, Aug. 21, after he was shot in the 12400 block of Longacre Avenue in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 9 p.m. on Aug. 20, Lishey and two others were wounded by gunfire at a large home that had been rented for the Millions of Models Mansion Pool Party, police said. The party, which was attended by more than 100 people, was heavily advertised on social media and through fliers.
Lishey, a rapper who is also known as Kid Cali, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:13 a.m. early the next day.
Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Bob Green said that investigators believe a fight broke out shortly before the shooting.
Police say the presence of numerous security cameras on the mansion grounds will aid the investigation.
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Antonio Ricardo Mancilla, a 41-year-old white male, died Friday, Nov. 7, after being stabbed in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Robert Reagh Gillon, a 72-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Nov. 25, after being shot in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Teofilo Navales, a 49-year-old Asian man, died Sunday, Dec. 2, after being shot in the 17400 block of Devonshire Street in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office, said authorities have place a security hold on the case and no other information can be released about the death at this time.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the LAPD at (877) 275-5273. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Robert Calabia, a 34-year-old Asian male, died Sunday, Dec. 2, after being shot in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Amanda Ghossien, a 24-year-old white female, died Sunday, Dec. 2, after being shot in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Jennifer Kim, a 26-year-old Asian female, died Sunday, Dec. 2, after being shot in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Scott Michaels, a 44-year-old white man, died Thursday, April 5, after sustaining blunt force trauma in the 11100 block of Balboa Boulevard in Granada Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office, said Michaels was discovered in an alley with possible blunt trauma to the chest. He was taken by paramedics to a hospital in Mission Hills for treatment.
It's unknown when the injury occurred, Winter said, however Michaels ultimately died from the trauma April 5 at 11:22 p.m.
Police said Michaels was a transient and investigators are continuing to investigate the death.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact LAPD Devonshire Det. January at (818) 832-0609. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Terra Yvonne Trice, a 45-year-old black woman, was strangled to death Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the 17963 Ridgeway Drive in Granada Hills, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Her body was found in her kitchen that afternoon after neighbors called for help. She had been strangled with a coat hanger, according coroner's records.
LAPD officer were later called to investigate an assault in the 8700 block of Independence Ave. and arrested Michael Watkins, a 28-year old white man.
Investigators learned that he and Trice had been dating and he was later booked on suspicion of her murder.
As of Jan. 24, 2010, Watkins was incarcerated at Twin Towers Correctional Facility where he is being held in lieu of $1 million bail, according to jail records. His next scheduled court date is Feb. 4.
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Felimon Contreras, 29, a Latino man, was killed along with Heriberto Corpus, 20, a Latino man, in a double homicide at 17049 San Jose St. in Northridge.
Both were shot multiple times. Their time of death was recorded as 2:20 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.
The two acquaintances were inside a house together, said LAPD Devonshire Det. Mike Fesperman. Contreras' girlfriend came home about 2 p.m., and found them both there, dead, and called police.
There was no sign of a break-in. Both men were longtime residents of the San Fernando Valley. Corpus lived with his mother in Pacoima. They had probably died sometime mid-morning or early afternoon.
Heriberto Corpus, 20, a Latino man, was killed along with Felimon Contreras, 29, in a double homicide at 17049 San Jose St. in Northridge.
Both were shot multiple times. Their time of death was recorded as 2:20 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 20.
The two acquaintances were inside a house together, said LAPD Devonshire Det. Mike Fesperman. Contreras' girlfriend came home about 2 p.m., and found them both there, dead, and called police.
There was no sign of a break-in. Both men were longtime residents of the San Fernando Valley. Corpus lived with his mother in Pacoima. They had probably died sometime mid-morning or early afternoon.