Carlo Alberto Mellado, a 30-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Nov. 6, after being shot in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Royce Leon Lanham, a 62-year-old white man, was found dead Wednesday, Sept. 12, in the 800 block of West 173rd Street in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 9:50 a.m., a person in the area spotted a woman dragging a long plastic sheet with a large object on it into a backyard, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri. The person thought the large object was a body and called police.

Police responded and discovered a body later identified as Lanham, wrapped in plastic and wire.

Lanham was pronounced dead at 12:22 p.m. at the scene, according to coroner’s records, which also show that Lanham died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators believe there was an altercation inside the home that led to the killing, Kouri said.

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Carlos Raymond Sanchez, a 43-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, July 15, in the 1500 block of West 224th Street in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 10:50 p.m., Sanchez was riding his bike west on West 224th Street when a vehicle, possibly a light-colored four-door sedan, pulled up and a person inside opened fire, according to Los Angeles Police Officer Jeffrey Tiffin. The vehicle fled the scene, Tiffin said.

Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:16 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Detectives said Sanchez lived in the area but that it was unclear where he was headed on his bicycle.

Police are still trying to determine the motive.

Anyone with information can call Tiffin at (310) 726-7884. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Clementina Ramirez, a 51-year-old Latino female, died Tuesday, April 24, after being shot in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Derek Schaefer, a 17-year-old white teenager, was shot and killed Monday, Jan. 1, in the 1500 block of West 205th Street in Harbor-Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 12:35 a.m., Schaefer and a 16-year-old friend had just left a nearby Wal-Mart and had accidentally set off a vehicle’s alarm when they started running east on West 205th Street, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dawna Killingsworth.

The two boys spotted a dark SUV that rolled by slowly, and a person got out of the passenger side and began shooting at the teens, Killingsworth said.

Schaefer was struck in the torso, and the 16-year-old was struck in the buttocks.

The vehicle continued west on West 205th Street, police said. A party was going on nearby, and attendees called police.

Schaefer was pronounced dead at 1:05 a.m. at the scene.

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Martin Guzman Silva Jr., a 25-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, after being shot in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Tafari Erroll Pipersburg, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Sept. 19, near 12010 S. Vermont Ave. in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 7:55 p.m., Pipersburg was riding his bike east on West 120th Street when a he was hit by a stray bullet, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

A person nearby was shooting at a propane tank, Kouri said, and one of the bullets hit Pipersburg.

The suspect, identified as Perry Charles Townsend, a 27-year-old black man, was charged Sept. 26 with one count of murder, according to court records.

Townsend has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court Nov. 20, according to court records.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Darrell Don Woo, a 55-year-old Asian man, was shot and killed Thursday, April 20, in the 1500 block of West Carson Street in Torrance, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Woo was waiting at a bus stop when he was shot at 6:40 p.m. and collapsed on the sidewalk, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department. Another person, a Latino, was wounded.

Wood collapsed on the sidewalk, police said. He and the other man were taken to a hospital, where Wood was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m., according to coroner’s records. The other man is expected to survive.

Police are working to compile a description of the suspect. 

Anyone with information can call detectives at (310) 726-7888. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Luis Umberto Martinez, a 26-year-old Latino, died Tuesday, April 11, after he was stabbed in the 1600 block of Del Amo Boulevard in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

At 4:50 p.m. April 10, Martinez was walking west on Del Amo Boulevard when a person approached and stabbed him once in the abdomen, Los Angeles Police Det. Julie Scruggs said.

Martinez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:50 a.m. April 11, according to coroner's records.

Scruggs said Martinez lived in the area. Detectives do not have a description of the assailant.

Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD's Harbor Division detectives at (310) 726-7888. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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German Navarro, a 23-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, March 17, near South Figueroa Street and West Redondo Beach Boulevard in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Police responded to a shooting about 8:20 p.m. and found Navarro motionless on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido. 

Navarro was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:24 p.m.

Navarro was not a gang member, and police are looking into why someone would shoot him, Garrido said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD's Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Robert Morello, a 49-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Thursday, Sept. 29, in the 14900 block of Vermont Avenue in Gardena, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

About 5:30 a.m., Gardena police were called about an unresponsive man on a sidewalk, according to a news release. Upon arriving, officers and paramedics attempted to aid Morello, who was bleeding. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. 

The next day, detectives arrested Larry Wainscott, a 23-year-old transient from Hawaiian Gardens who matched a suspect description. On Oct. 4, he was charged with murder. 

Investigators believe Morello was walking to work when Wainscott attacked. 

If convicted as charged, Wainscott could face a maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison. 

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Jesse Duron Smith, a 40-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, July 12, in the 12900 block of South Hoover Street in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 1:10 a.m., police received a call of a shooting, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nate Kouri. When officers arrived, they found Smith in the street and a group of people trying to help him.

Smith was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:49 a.m., according to police and coroner’s records.

Investigators believe that a group of about five or six people were standing in the area when a person walked along West 130th Street, stood on the corner and began firing at the group, Kouri said.

Although police believe the attacker may have been a gang member, Smith was not a documented gang member.

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Quintell Jerome Foster, a 23-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, March 7, near West El Segundo Boulevard and Figueroa Street in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 9:40 p.m., Foster was a passenger in a dark-colored sedan driving north on Figueroa when he was struck by gunfire, said LAPD Det. Rick Gordon. The sedan Foster crashed into other cars.

Another person sitting in a separate vehicle near the scene was also struck by gunfire but is expected to survive.

Police do not yet have a description of a suspect or vehicle involved.

Foster was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:00 p.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (213) 485-4341. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime ...

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Robert Andrew Villagran, a 28-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Dec. 22, after being stabbed in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Joseph Steven Ruiz, a 23-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Saturday, Nov. 15, in the 21700 block of Halldale Avenue in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 10 a.m., Ruiz got into an argument with another person. During the argument, which turned physical, a person stabbed Ruiz, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

Ruiz was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:38 p.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD’s Harbor Homicide Division at (310) 726-7884. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz