Sonia Leticia Selva Sandoval, a 58-year-old Latino female, died Sunday, Dec. 9, after being shot in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Felix Dandy Namdi, a 52-year-old black male, died Friday, Nov. 9, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Luis Enrique Perez, a 52-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Nov. 5, after being shot in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Derek Javon Lawrence, a 27-year-old black man, died Wednesday, Aug. 29, after he was shot in the 2500 block of West Florence Avenue in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

On Aug. 28, shortly before midnight, residents in the area called police to report gunfire, said Los Angeles Police Det. Chris Barling. 

Police arrived and found Lawrence wounded on the sidewalk, authorities said. Lawrence was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:02 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

It’s unclear what preceded the shooting, Barling said.

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Garry “Twin” Dorton, a 48-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, July 1, in the 4500 block of South Van Ness Avenue in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 7:30 p.m., Dorton and a 33-year-old man had just pulled into a home’s driveway and gotten out of a vehicle when another vehicle stopped in the middle of the road, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido.

Two people got out of the vehicle and fired multiple shots, Garrido said. The vehicle, described as a dark-colored sedan, fled.

Dorton was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8 p.m., according to coroner’s records. The other man Dorton was with was wounded and remains hospitalized, Garrido said.

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Freddie Mae Brandon, a 78-year-old black woman, was found dead Friday, March 30, in the 5900 block of West Boulevard in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 4 p.m., police from the Los Angeles Police Department’s 77th Division responded to a call of cardiac arrest at an apartment and found Brandon dead inside a bedroom, said LAPD Det. Chris Barling.

Brandon had suffered from blunt force trauma, police said. Brandon was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:36 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Brandon’s daughter, Mia Brandon, told The Times that her mother had lived in the ground-floor apartment for 22 years and knew residents in the area and the customers at the liquor store next door.

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Deric Rashawn Moore, a 32-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, March 11, in the 6000 block of West Boulevard in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Moore walked up to a dark-colored sedan about 10 p.m., and a person inside shot him multiple times, said Los Angeles Police Det. Chris Barling.

Moore was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:56 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

It’s unclear whether Moore knew the person inside the car, Barling said. The sedan fled north on West Boulevard.

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Gerald Edward Hamilton, a 45-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Nov. 18, in the 5400 block of South 6th Avenue in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly after 4 a.m., a relative found Hamilton, who had been shot, inside his parked silver sedan near an apartment complex, Los Angeles Police Det. Chris Barling said.

Hamilton was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:40 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Detectives interviewed people in the area who said they had heard gunshots shortly after midnight, which is when police think the shooting occurred.

Investigators are looking for any eyewitnesses to the shooting and are still trying to figure out a motive.

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Stephen Donelson, a 30-year-old black man, was shot and killed Friday, Sept. 29, in the 5900 block of West Boulevard in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 10:45 p.m., Donelson was standing in front of a marijuana dispensary when someone fired at him from inside a passing vehicle, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido.

Donelson, a security guard employed by the dispensary, ran inside and collapsed, Garrido said.

Donelson was  pronounced dead at the scene at 11:10 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Police said the shots came from a light-colored sedan, which was one of two cars that passed by the dispensary when the shooting started.

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Hayim Taylor, a 36-year-old black man, died Friday, July 7, after he was shot in the 4500 block of South Van Ness Avenue on the border of Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 12:30 a.m. July 6, LAPD officers responded to a call of a shooting and found a wounded Taylor on the front porch of a duplex, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido.

Police believe Taylor opened his front door in response to a knock, and was shot.

Taylor was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead July 7 at 1:28 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5113. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Elijah Robinson, a 17-year-old black male, died Tuesday, June 27, in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Cali Jones, a 38-year-old black man, was shot and killed Wednesday, June 14, in the 3400 block of West Florence Avenue in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 12:26 a.m., patrol officers from the LAPD’s 77th Street Division responded to a call of a shooting and found Jones unconscious in the walkway of duplex, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido.

Jones was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:35 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Police believe Jones visited a convenience store in the area about 10 minutes before the shooting. As he was walking westbound on West Florence Avenue, a person walked up and shot him, police said.

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Juan Markel Ingraham, a 54-year-old black male, died Thursday, April 6, after being shot in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Rodney Mark Steptoe, a 53-year-old black man, was fatally stabbed Wednesday, April 5, in the 4700 block of 6th Avenue in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 4 a.m., Steptoe got into an argument with his 66-year-old brother inside their home, Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido said.

Police said that Steptoe approached his brother while wielding a box cutter. The brother then grabbed a cane sword and stabbed Steptoe in the torso, Garrido said.

Steptoe was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:02 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

The brother was taken into police custody but released two days later. The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined to file charges against the brother because of “insufficient evidence,” according to a spokesman for the office.

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Tyshaun Martell Craig, a 29-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, March 14, in the 6400 block of Brynhurst Avenue in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 8:20 p.m., Craig was standing in the street when a black BMW drove by and a person inside opened fire, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido. The car was then driven away southbound on Bryhurst Avenue.

Craig was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:24 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Police are looking for witnesses.

Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5113. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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