Luis David Lazcano, a 32-year-old white man, was fatally stabbed Wednesday, Nov. 5, in the 200 block of South Serrano Avenue in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 3 a.m., LAPD Olympic Division officers responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon and found Lazcano in the street, police said.

Investigators believe Lazcano tried to intervene in an argument between a man and a woman when the man pulled out a knife and attacked, said Officer Norma Eisenman.

Authorities initially said that the two who were arguing were a couple, but police have received conflicting reports about the nature of their relationship.

Lazcano was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:45 a.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

Later that day, police arrested Miguel Gonzalo Jimenez Jr., a 24-year-old Latino, on suspicion of murder. He …

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Bryan Martinez Rubio, a 28-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Sept. 21, near South Western Avenue and Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown, according to police and coroner’s records.

Shortly after 1 a.m., Rubio was sitting at a bus bench in the area when two men, described by police as Latinos, walked up to him and shot him, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

The two men then ran to a black pickup truck and drove west on Wilshire Boulevard.

Rubio was pronounced dead at the scene 1:21 a.m., said Ed Winter, an assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

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Aram Sashoyan, a 29-year-old Armenian man, was shot and killed Wednesday, May 28, in the 800 block of South Vermont Avenue in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 9:30 p.m., witnesses flagged down Los Angeles police officers and said they saw three men run out of a nearby marijuana clinic wearing masks and carrying a duffle bag, according to a news release from police.

The men got into a green sedan and drove east on Francis Avenue. When officers entered the clinic, they saw Sashoyan, of Glendale, inside.

Paramedics responded and pronounced the man dead at 10:37 p.m., said Ed Winter, a coroner’s spokesman. An autopsy showed that he died from a gunshot wound, Winter said.

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Christian Mateo Cruz Guevara, a 1-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, April 16, in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Clay Allen Casey, Sr., a 49-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Feb. 9, near Wilshire Boulevard and Shatto Place in Koreatown, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Casey and two women were sitting inside an SUV when a man approached and began shooting at them, Los Angeles Police Sgt. Marvin Mancia told The Times.

Casey was pronounced dead at the scene. The two women suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

A suspect was struck by a vehicle as he attempted to flee. He was later arrested by police officers who heard the gunshots, police said.

The suspect's name was not immediately available.

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Jonathan Villamizar, a 19-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Jan. 20, near South Normandie Avenue and West 3rd Street in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Villamizar and Alexander Alberto-Rossy Veleche, 24, were in a parking lot driveway about 2 p.m., when they walked past two men who turned around and began shooting, said LAPD Det. Mark Morgan.

Morgan did not know whether Villamizar and Veleche exchanged words with the gunman.

"There may have been words; it could have been as simple as a look," Morgan said. "We really don’t know at this point."

Villamizar was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:29 p.m., said Ed Winter, a spokesman with the coroner’s office. Veleche also died.

The two gunmen, who are believed to be in their early 20s, were last seen running north on Normandie Avenue.

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Alexander Alberto-Rossy Veleche, a 24-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Jan. 20, near South Normandie Avenue and West 3rd Street in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Veleche and Jonathan Villamizar, 19, were in a parking lot driveway about 2 p.m., when they walked past two men who turned around and began shooting, said LAPD Det. Mark Morgan.

Morgan did not know whether Villamizar and Veleche exchanged words with the gunman.

"There may have been words, it could have been as simple as a look," Morgan said. "We really don’t know at this point."

Veleche was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:04 p.m., said Ed Winter, a spokesman with the coroner’s office. Villamizar also died in the shooting.

The two gunmen, who are believed to be in their early 20s, were last seen running north on Normandie Avenue.

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