Marcus Edward McClendon, a 52-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Aug. 18,  in the 1600 block of West 65th Place in Harvard Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Shortly before midnight Aug. 17, McClendon and another man pulled up to a home to see a friend, said LAPD Det. Chris Barling. About 10 minutes after the two arrived, a man walked up and began shooting.

McClendon was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 18. The other man, who was wounded, was taken to a hospital and is expected to survive.

Barling said the gunman ran north on South Harvard Boulevard and possibly got into a sedan. Police are looking for witnesses.

On Tuesday afternoon, Simone Glossen leaned back on the broken amp outside her home where McClendon sat before he was killed. Glossen, 30, looked toward the end of the street where a …

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Jermaine Malone, a 37-year-old black man, died Sunday, Feb. 22, five days after he was shot in the 1600 block of West 54th Street in Harvard Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17, Malone was standing in front of a home when a gunman walked up to him and opened fire, LAPD Det. Dave Garrido said.

Malone was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:28 a.m. Feb. 22, said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

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Keion Jeffrey Coleman, an 18-year-old black man, was shot and killed Wednesday, Jan. 21 in the 6700 block of South Denker Avenue in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 4:45 p.m., Coleman and his two brothers were driving south on South Denker Avenue and West 68th Street when a light-colored SUV pulled beside them and a person inside opened fire, said LAPD Det. Chris Barling. The driver was shot and crashed his blue Kia into a fire hydrant, sending water spewing into the air.

Coleman was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:08 p.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

The driver was also shot and taken to a hospital, where he was in critical condition. He was expected to survive.

Video footage of the moments after the shooting showed two people trying to pull Coleman out of the car. …

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