Jessica Yvonne Rackley-Windham, a 45-year-old white female, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, after sustaining blunt force trauma near 820 W. Lomita Blvd. in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Jessie Lopez, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Monday, April 12, after being shot near West 253rd Street & Senator Avenue in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Gregory Cruz, a 35-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Jan. 18, after being stabbed near 1669 W. 256th St. in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Donald David Plankey III, a 37-year-old white male, died Sunday, March 15, in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Joshua Allen Pitts, a 35-year-old white man, was shot and killed Wednesday, Oct. 30, near 252nd Street and Normandie Avenue in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 6:30 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor Division responded to a call of a shooting and found Pitts suffering from a gunshot wound with people trying to help surrounding him, police said.
Pitts was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:39 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Investigators determined that moments before the shooting, Pitts got into an argument with another person, said LAPD Officer Jeffrey Tiffin.
The gunman walked into an alley, turned around and shot Pitts, Tiffin said, striking him in the chest.
Isiah Thomas, a 29-year-old black man, was charged Nov. 6 with one count of murder and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Los Angeles …
John Albert Franco, a 32-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 20, after being shot near the West of Pacific Coast Hwy & Vermont Avenue in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Angel Benjamin Hernandez, a 23-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, May 27, in the 1000 block of West 245th Street in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
Shortly before 9:30 p.m., police said, Hernandez was hanging out at an apartment building with others when an argument broke out and a man grabbed a rifle and shot him, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dawna Killingsworth.
Hernandez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:50 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
After the shooting, the gunman fled. Officers responding to the shooting encountered a suspect, identified as Kenneth Alonso Rosales, a 23-year-old Latino, running east on West 253rd Street toward Petroleum Avenue, armed with a rifle, according to a news release from the LAPD.
Officers ordered him to drop the rifle, but instead he pointed it at officers, prompting them to shoot, police said. …
K'Len Grandberry, a 20-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Jan. 26 in the 1500 block of Anaheim Street in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Shortly before 2 p.m., Grandberry was in the courtyard of an apartment complex filming a music video with at least 10 to 15 other people when two people walked up and began shooting, said Los Angeles Police Officer Jeffrey Tiffin.
Grandberry was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Two others were wounded in the shooting but are expected to survive, Tiffin said.
On Feb. 6, police released a video of two people running away from the scene. Detectives also released a photo of a black van in connection with the investigation, and are asking for additional witness information.
Anyone with information on the matter is asked to call (310) 726-7884 or (310) 726-7882. Those who wish to remain anonymous …
Corey Daily, a 16-year-old black youth, was shot and killed Monday, Oct. 16, in the 1500 block of West Anaheim Street in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 6 p.m., Daily was in the courtyard of an apartment complex with a group when someone began shooting, striking him several times, according to a news release from LAPD. Daily was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:04 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Preliminary interviews indicate that the gunman walked up and fled on foot, said Los Angeles Police Det. Julie Scruggs.
Detectives are trying to determine the motive for the killing.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (310) 726-7887 or (310) 726-7886. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
Anthony Oscar Iniguez, a 20-year-old Latino, died Tuesday, June 20, after he was shot near 252nd Street and Normandie Avenue in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Iniguez was riding his bicycle north on Normandie Avenue at 12:45 a.m. June 17 when he was shot once in the head, Los Angeles Police Det. Scott Coffee said.
He was taken to a hospital, where he died three days later, at 2:38 p.m. June 20, according to coroner’s records.
Detectives think Iniguez was on his way home and was riding his bike alone. Police still are trying to determine whether the shooter walked up to Iniguez or drove by and opened fire, Coffee said.
Iniguez was not a documented gang member, but he could have been shot by gang members in the area, Coffee said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Coffee at (310) 726-7887. Those who wish to remain anonymous can …
Juan Alcala-Romero, a 29-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Wednesday, Jan. 18, in the 1200 block of 256th Street W in Harbor City, according to police and Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 4:30 p.m., Alcala-Romero returned home from a store and was standing in his backyard when he was shot, said Los Angeles Police Det. Julie Scruggs.
Alcala-Romero was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s unknown if the gunman acted alone or was with others, Scruggs said.
Police are looking for witnesses. Alcala-Romero was not a documented gang member, and so far the motive for the shooting is unknown.
Anyone with information can call Scruggs at (310) 726-7888. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
Dalisa Lynetta Kuykendall, a 47-year-old black female, died Sunday, Nov. 27, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Louis Michael Alberto Garcia, a 23-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Wednesday, Oct. 12 in the 1100 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 9:30 a.m., Garcia was standing inside Bob’s Hamburgers near the counter when a man walked in and began shooting at him, said Los Angeles Police Det. David Cortez.
Garcia was struck and pronounced dead at the scene. The owner of the restaurant, Charalambos “Bob” Antonelos, 61, was also killed in the shooting.
Police identified the suspect through surveillance video, witness statements and gang intelligence, Cortez said.
Joey Mendoza, an 18-year-old Latino, and a gang member in the area, was arrested on suspicion of murder early the next morning at his parent’s house, Cortez said.
The shooting is believed to be the result of a dispute between Garcia and Mendoza that occurred a few days earlier, …
Charalambos “Bob” Antonelos, a 61-year-old white man, was fatally shot Wednesday, Oct. 12 in the 1100 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 9:30 a.m., Antonelos was working behind the counter at his restaurant, Bob’s Hamburgers, when a man walked in and began shooting at another person who was standing on the other side of the counter, said Los Angeles Police Det. David Cortez.
Antonelos was in the line of fire and was wounded, Cortez said.
Antonelos was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:39 a.m.
The intended target, Louis Garcia, died at the scene.
Police identified a suspect through surveillance video, witness statements and gang intelligence, Cortez said.
Joey Mendoza, an 18-year-old Latino, and a gang member in the area, was arrested on suspicion of murder early the next morning at his parents' …
Jennifer Ann Dickerson, a 31-year-old black woman, was fatally shot Friday, July 29, in the 1300 block of West Pacific Coast Highway in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 1:50 p.m., at least five people were working at a barbecue stand in a Pep Boys parking lot when a person walked up and began shooting, Los Angeles police Officer George Romulo said.
Dickerson and a 34-year-old man were struck by the gunfire, Romulo said. Police are reviewing surveillance footage in the area.
The suspect has been described as a black man who was wearing some sort of mask or bandanna around his face, Romulo said.
Dickerson was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at 3 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Police are still trying to determine a motive, but said Dickerson was not the intended target.
Dickerson, a Compton native, was an aspiring …