Kiara Savannah Andrews, 22
Kiara Savannah Andrews, a 22-year-old Black female, died Monday, Oct. 4, after being shot near 3860 Crenshaw Blvd. in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Kayeon Overstreet, 29
Kayeon Overstreet, a 29-year-old Black male, died Monday, Sept. 20, after being shot near 3820 Dublin Ave. in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Levar A. Mahoney, 42
Levar A. Mahoney, a 42-year-old Black male, died Wednesday, July 14, after being shot near Crenshaw Boulevard & West 43rd Street in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Takiem Baxter, 25
Takiem Baxter, a 25-year-old Black male, died Tuesday, June 30, after being shot near the 4100 block of Garthwaite Avenue in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Martin Gregory Brown Jr., 37
Martin Gregory Brown Jr., a 37-year-old black male, died Sunday, March 8, after being shot near 2719 W. Vernon Ave. in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Darcell Anthony Cook, 30
Darcell Anthony Cook, a 30-year-old black male, died Sunday, July 7, after being shot in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Tocana Fatima Toca, 38
Tocana Fatima Toca, a 38-year-old black woman, was shot and killed Wednesday, March 27, in the 4100 block of South 3rd Avenue in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Shortly before 4 p.m. police responded to a call of shots fired, said Los Angeles Police Det. Robert Lait. Toca was discovered in a nearby alley, about a half-block south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with gunshot wounds, police said.
Investigators think the gunman walked up to Toca and shot her.
Toca was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:10 p.m.
Investigators believe that Toca was in the area to meet someone, but it's unclear why.
Anyone with information is asked to call (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
Orsie Lee Carter, 79
Orsie Lee Carter, a 79-year-old black woman, was found dead Tuesday, May 22, in the 3900 block of South Bronson Avenue in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 8:30 p.m., a family member found Carter, along with her husband, William Carter, 83, and her son, Phillip Steven White, 65, in the bathroom of White’s home, police said.
All three had been beaten and shot and were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Forensic evidence implicated Nancy Jackson, a 55-year-old black woman and a longtime friend of White’s, in the slayings, LAPD Capt. Peter Whittingham said at a news conference announcing charges against Jackson.
Jackson reemerged in White’s life about six weeks before the killings. White, known by many as quiet and kindhearted, allowed Jackson to move in temporarily, childhood friend Ralph Tilley said. She had said she planned to move to Las Vegas, but …
Phillip Steven White, 65
Phillip Steven White, a 65-year-old black man, was found dead Tuesday, May 22, in the 3900 block of South Bronson Avenue in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 8:30 p.m., a family member found White, along with his mother, Orsie Lee Carter, 79, and his stepfather, William Carter, 83, in the bathroom of White’s home, police said. White had lived in the beige Spanish-style home for 40 years, friends said.
All three had been beaten and shot and were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Forensic evidence implicated Nancy Jackson, a 55-year-old black woman and a longtime friend of White’s, in the slayings, LAPD Capt. Peter Whittingham said at a news conference announcing charges against Jackson.
Jackson reemerged in White’s life about six weeks before the killings. White, known by many as quiet and kindhearted, allowed Jackson to move in temporarily, childhood friend Ralph Tilley said. She had said …
William Carter, 83
William Carter, an 83-year-old black man, was found dead Tuesday, May 22, in the 3900 block of South Bronson Avenue in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 8:30 p.m., a family member found Carter, along with his wife, Orsie Lee Carter, 79, and her son, Phillip Steven White, 65, in the bathroom of White’s home, police said.
All three had been beaten and shot and were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.
Forensic evidence implicated Nancy Jackson, a 55-year-old black woman and a longtime friend of White’s, in the slayings, LAPD Capt. Peter Whittingham said at a news conference announcing charges against Jackson.
Jackson reemerged in White’s life about six weeks before the killings. White, known by many as quiet and kindhearted, allowed Jackson to move in temporarily, childhood friend Ralph Tilley said. She had said she planned to move to Las Vegas, but she later …
Andre Potts, 45
Andre Potts, a 45-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Jan. 6, in the 4300 block of Leimert Boulevard in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
LAPD officers were investigating a traffic incident near Leimert Boulevard and West Vernon Avenue shortly after 4 a.m. when they heard two bursts of gunfire, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido.
The officers responded to West 43rd Street and Leimert Boulevard, where they found Potts, who had been shot, lying on the ground, Garrido said.
Potts was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:29 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Detectives are seeking additional witnesses to the shooting, Garrido said.
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.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
Philip Osby, 59
Philip Osby, a 59-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Sept. 12, in the 2600 block of West Vernon Avenue in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Osby was in an alley near his car about 2 a.m. when he was shot, Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido said.
It’s unclear why Osby was in the area, or what he was doing near his car, Garrido said.
Osby was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:06 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Police think that Osby’s car, a 2016 black Hyundai Accent, was stolen during the shooting. The vehicle’s license plate number is 7TYD871, and it had paper plates with the letters “WIN.”
There may have been an Uber sticker on the front and rear windows of the car, although Osby hadn’t driven for the company recently because his account was suspended, police said.
A motive for the shooting is unknown, …
Trevante Romero Banks, 27
Trevante Romero Banks, a 27-year-old black man, died Thursday, May 25, after he was stabbed near West Martin Luther King Jr. and Crenshaw boulevards in Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 11:30 p.m. on May 4, Banks and another person were standing on a street corner drinking together when the other man challenged Banks to a fist fight, said Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido.
The man pulled out a knife and stabbed Banks, police said. Detectives are looking for the suspect, whom they describe as a black man in his 30s.
Banks was taken to a hospital, where he died May 25 at 8:14 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD’s Southwest Division homicide squad at (323) 786-5110. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and …
De Marco Rankin, 32
De Marco Rankin, a 32-year-old black man, was shot and killed Wednesday, April 19, in the 2900 block of Stocker Plaza in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 2:20 p.m., Rankin was sitting in the front passenger seat of a silver Ford pickup at 8th Avenue and Stocker Plaza when a dark-colored sedan pulled up, Los Angeles Police Det. Dave Garrido said.
A black man exited the vehicle, approached the truck and fired multiple shots into the vehicle, Garrido said.
Rankin, who got out of the truck and collapsed a short distance away, was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:30 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5110. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
Davion Lloyd Campbell, 26
Davion Lloyd Campbell, a 26-year-old black male, died Saturday, Oct. 1, after being shot in Leimert Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.