Jaime Bustos Garcia, a 52-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Dec. 24, after being shot near 1909 Johnston St. in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ronald Joseph Palomares, a 58-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Sept. 30, after being shot near 1823 N. Main St. in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Felix Luis Dominguez Escundero, a 78-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Aug. 26, after sustaining blunt force trauma near 1929 Hancock St. in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jennifer Nicole Carmona, a 40-year-old Latino female, died Thursday, July 29, after being shot near 140 N. Ave 21 in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ricardo Porras Sr., a 55-year-old male, died Friday, July 16, after being stabbed near 2606 N. Broadway in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Sergio Villagrana Jr., a 39-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Feb. 16, after being shot near the 2200 block of North Thomas Street in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Robert Benjamin Deras, a 30-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, after being shot near 3921 Selig Place in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Kevin Christopher Ruiz, a 50-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Dec. 7, after being shot near 326 N. Avenue 21 in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Juan Jose Diaz, a 24-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, July 27, near Avenue 26 and Humboldt Street in Lincoln Heights, according to police.

Shortly after midnight Saturday, Diaz was eating near a taco stand with his girlfriend and her two brothers when he saw someone tagging on a wall, according to law enforcement sources.

Diaz told the person to stop, which led to a confrontation in which he was shot. He died at the scene and his girlfriend’s brother was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Outside Diaz’s family home in Cypress Park the day after the shooting, a longtime friend of the officer told the Los Angeles Times that Diaz wanted to make a difference in his city.

Gang activity plagued Cypress Park when they were growing up there in the early 2000s, said Eduardo, who declined to give his last name because the shooter may be …

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Isabel Nena Baca, a 21-year-old Latino female, died Saturday, July 13, after being shot in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ralph Rivera, a 60-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Nov. 2, after being stabbed near the 1800 block of Johnson Street in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Penny Lee Simpson, a 60-year-old white female, died Thursday, Sept. 20, after being stabbed in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Fernie Xavier Garcia, a 19-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, March 23, at Johnston Street and Manitou Avenue in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Garcia was driving a gray sedan on Manitou Street and stopped at an intersection about 2:25 p.m., Los Angeles Police Det. Jose Ramirez said. Another vehicle pulled alongside Garcia’s car, and a person fired from the vehicle, Ramirez said.

A passerby stopped and called 911, and Garcia’s car came to a stop near Gates Street and Manitou Avenue, Ramirez said.

Garcia was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:05 p.m., according to coroner’s records. A passenger in Garcia’s car was not injured during the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call Hollenbeck Division detectives at (323) 342-8960. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Robert Padilla, a 30-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Wednesday, Nov. 22, in the 1900 block of Sichel Street in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Padilla was standing in front of a home talking with some friends about 7:50 p.m. when a white car drove by, Los Angeles Police Det. Jose Ramirez said.

A person inside the car fired several gunshots, Ramirez said, striking Padilla.

Padilla was pronounced dead at the scene at 8 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Padilla had relatives in the area, Ramirez said. A GoFundMe page set up after his killing described Padilla as a father of two children, ages 5 and 11.

Anyone with information is asked to call Hollenbeck Division detectives at (323) 342-8960. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.

Avelardo Gomez, a 38-year-old Latino, died Thursday, Oct. 5, after being beaten in the head more than a month earlier in the 1800 block of Hancock Street in Lincoln Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

On Aug. 31 about 5 p.m., Gomez is believed to have gotten into an altercation with another person, said Los Angeles Police Det. Jose Ramirez.

Gomez was beaten in the head with a “blunt instrument,” Ramirez said, and he was found by a transient who called the fire department.

Gomez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead more than a month later, on Oct. 5 at 4:31 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Detectives are still trying to figure out the details of the altercation, Ramirez said.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 342-8964. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. …

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