Gregory Menjoe Reed, a 38-year-old black man, was shot and killed Friday, Jan. 17, near East 98th Street and South Avalon Boulevard in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner’s records.

About 9 p.m., at least 15 people were gathered in the area to honor a person who had died, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

An argument broke out and shots were fired, striking Reed. Police said it’s unclear if Reed was involved in the argument.

Reed was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:18 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

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Kenneth Thomas Glenn, a 23-year-old black man, was shot and killed Thursday, Aug. 15, in the 8900 block of South Central Avenue in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 8:30 p.m., Glenn was inside a market when he got into an argument with another person who pulled out a gun and shot him, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

The gunman fled in a red sedan, Kouri said.

Glenn was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:11 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Police arrested Robert Earl Hubbert, a 30-year-old black man, on suspicion of murder. 

Hubbert was charged Sept. 3 with one count of murder with gun and gang allegations, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. He was also charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm ...

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Tracy Lynette Castle, a 51-year-old white woman, was found dead Tuesday, July 30, in the 700 block of East 108th Street in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 9 a.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Southeast Division responded to a residence to perform a welfare check and found Castle dead inside a container in the bedroom, said LAPD Det. Nathan Kouri.

Charles Thorpe, who lives at the location, was arrested on suspicion of murder. It’s unclear why Castle was with Thorpe, but police said they believed the two were previously involved in an intimate relationship.

Castle was pronounced dead at the scene. She died of sharp force injuries, according to coroner’s records.

Thorpe, a 29-year-old black man, was charged with one count of murder, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

Thorpe’s cousin, Samond Hayes ...

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Raul Avalos-Pantoja, a 31-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, July 20, in the 900 block of East 87th Place in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner records.

About 10 a.m., Avalos-Pantoja was inside his home when two men walked into the backyard looking for him, said Los Angeles police Det. Nathan Kouri.

The two men then walked into the house and shot him, Kouri said.

Avalos-Pantoja was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:31 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Detectives are looking for witnesses, and the motive remains unclear.

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Jamar Lamonte Mccollum, a 26-year-old black man, was found dead Monday, April 15, after he was shot in the 600 block of East Century Boulevard in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

About 7 a.m., Mccollum was found shot to death inside a gray Lexus in the area, said Los Angeles police Det. Nathan Kouri.

Mccollum’s body had been there for hours before it was discovered, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have few details about the death and have not identified a suspect.

Mccollum, a motorcycle mechanic, lived down the street from the crime scene and was not a gang member, police said. He had a 5-year-old son.

The next night, his mother, Jackie Mccollum, stood near the spot where her son was discovered, surrounded by other mothers who had lost a child to violence.

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