Juan Miguel Loera, a 38-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Aug. 25, after being shot near 2003 Goodall Ave. in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Gabriel Shea Carlos, a 16-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Friday, June 2, in the 400 block of Shrode Avenue outside Duarte in the San Gabriel Valley, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Deputies were called to the residential area in Mayflower Village around 1:30 a.m. after gunshots were heard. When they arrived, they saw the teen lying in a driveway two houses away from the home of his grandmother and father, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza. 

The teen, who went by his middle name, lived in Arcadia but often visited family on Shrode Avenue, Mendoza said. His family didn’t realize he was in the neighborhood that evening, though, the lieutenant said. 

Shea was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 a.m., according to coroner’s records. He had at least one gunshot wound in his torso, Mendoza said.

Shea’s longtime friend Michael Shane told CBS2 News that the two …

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Ray Chinchilla, a 20-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on Saturday, March 18, in the 400 block of East Camino Real in Duarte, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Chinchilla was walking north on Flagstone Avenue near the intersection with East Camino Real with his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend about 9 p.m. when two men approached, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Troy Ewing.  

The two men began shooting at Chinchilla, said Ewing. His companions were not injured. They ran and called 911, Ewing said. 

Chinchilla was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:20 p.m., according to coroner’s records, which listed the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds.  

The gunmen, described only as black men, got into a gray Honda and drove away, Ewing  said. 

Investigators believe the shooting was gang-related, and Chinchilla was targeted because of his gang activities, Ewing said. 

Chinchilla was …

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Daniel Becerra Chavez, a 25-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Oct. 25, at the intersection of Shrode and Lincoln avenues in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were called to the residential area about 7 p.m. regarding a shooting, which also injured a pregnant woman, said Homicide Bureau Sgt. Gean Okada. 

When deputies arrived, they found Chavez lying on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:21 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Witnesses told investigators that Chavez was walking north on Lincoln Avenue and approached Shrode Avenue. He reportedly got into an argument with someone in a small, dark-colored SUV that was heading west on Shrode, Okada said, and someone in the SUV opened fire, striking Chavez multiple times. 

The other shooting victim, a 30-year-old Latina, didn’t know Chavez. She was behind Chavez, several …

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Malcolm Denzel Mency, a 18-year-old black male, died Sunday, Dec. 22, after being shot in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Elaine Thompson, a 59-year-old white woman, was fatally shot Thursday, Aug. 5, in the 2900 block of Foss Avenue in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Thompson's husband, Robert Maurice Thompson, called 911 about 1 p.m. and told the dispatcher he had shot his wife and she was dead, said sheriff's homicide Det. Ralph Hernandez, who is handling the investigation.

Authorities arrived and she was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:23 p.m. She had been shot in the back of the head, according to coroner's records.

Robert Thompson, a 64-year-old white man, was arrested and charged with murder, Hernandez said.

Investigators have declined to disclose why Robert killed his wife.

He was being held at the Inmate Detention Center downtown in lieu of $1 million. His next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 23 at Rio Hondo Municipal Court.

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Brian Macias, a 17-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Feb. 25, in the 100 block of Andre Street in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Macias was apparently shot by his father, an off-duty LAPD reserve officer, at the the family’s home, authorities said.

Macias allegedly confronted his father with a large object and was shot once in the chest about 6 p.m., said authorities familiar with the case who asked not to be identified because the investigation is ongoing.

“The victim acted in self-defense and shot and killed the juvenile subject,” said Deputy Guillermina Saldana of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.

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Teresa Cardoza, a 28-year-old Latina, was strangled to death Saturday, Oct. 17, in the 2400 block of South Myrtle Avenue in an area of unincorporated Los Angeles County located near Monrovia, Irwindale and Arcadia, authorities said.

Cardoza was allegedly strangled with a belt by her boyfriend, Guillermo Marinero, a 28-year-old Latino.

Authorities said they believe Marinero attacked Cardoza during an argument in a car early in the morning. He then drove the vehicle to the Monrovia Police Department, where he surrendered.

Cardoza was found dead in the car about 1:30 a.m., according to Deputy Bill Brauberger of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. 

Marinero was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in Alhambra on charges of murder. He is being held in lieu of $1-million bail, according to jail records.

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Robert McGhee, a black man, 22 years old according to the coroner (other public records state his age as 18), was shot and killed in the 300 block of Shrode Avenue in Monrovia on Monday, Aug. 6, at 11 p.m. He died at the scene at 11:09 p.m.

His father, William McGhee, 64, was arrested and charged with murder. Sheriff's Lt. Dave Smith said authorities believe McGhee argued with his son, then retrieved a shotgun and killed him.

Alicia Hernandez, a 51-year-old Latino female, died Monday, Nov. 20, after being stabbed in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Nicole Sheri Kaster, a 22-year-old white female, died Thursday, Aug. 10, after being shot in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Michael Vincent Minor, a 54-year-old black male, died Wednesday, Aug. 9, after being shot in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Barbara Jean Luster, a 52-year-old black female, died Thursday, June 10, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Frank Guzman, a 34-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, April 2, after being shot in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Aurelio Campos Jr., a 26-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, March 25, after being shot in Mayflower Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.