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Brandon Xavier Bueno, a 22-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Dec. 16, after being shot near the 10700 block of North Burnet Avenue in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Brandon Xavier Bueno, a 22-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Dec. 16, after being shot near the 10700 block of North Burnet Avenue in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Amos Hall III, a 36-year-old Black male, died Thursday, April 26, after being stabbed near 10901 N. Marklein Ave. in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Dario Rosas Jr., a 57-year-old Latino, died Sunday, July 19, after he was beaten during a carjacking the night before in the 11300 block of Acala Avenue in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
The incident began about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, July 18, when Los Angeles Police officers received a call about a carjacking.
Rosas drove to his residence and parked his 1997 Toyota Rav 4 SUV, according to an LAPD news release. A short time later, Rosas was attacked and beaten by a man described only as a Latino. The man then got into Rosas' car and drove away.
Paramedics from the Los Angeles County Fire Department took Rosas to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:46 the following morning, according to coroner’s records.
Rosas’ vehicle was later discovered in Panorama City and impounded for evidence, according to the news release. It is …
Arturo Cordova, a 57-year-old Latino, died Thursday, June 21, in the 15300 block of Rinaldi Street in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Cordova suffered a gunshot wound to the torso in 1995 that left him a quadriplegic and using a ventilator, said Ed Winter, spokesman for the coroner's office.
In 2005, Cordova entered a skilled nursing facility as his health continued to decline.
Winter said Cordova was recently admitted to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, where he died.
Since he died from complications from his gunshot wound, Cordova's death was ruled a homicide.
The coroner's office does not know where the victim was originally shot. Winter had no other details about the case.
Anyone with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Florentino Reyes-Lucas, a 41-year-old Latino, was found dead Friday, March 23, in the 11200 block of Sepulveda Boulevard in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Police discovered Reyes-Lucas when they were called to the Facey Medical Group building at 6:30 a.m.
Reyes-Lucas, who was stabbed to death, was a contract employee working as a janitor in the building, police said.
Officials identified the suspect they believed is involved as Jesus Bautista Maldonado, a 43-year-old Latino from Los Angeles.
Authorities said in a statement that Maldonado was arrested about 11:15 p.m. Friday at the San Ysidro border crossing and booked on suspicion of murder. Homicide detectives initially believed Maldonado had fled the country before they could detain him.
Reyes-Lucas, of Los Angeles, was working as an independent contractor in the building, officials said. Maldonado and Reyes were working together in the building when the stabbing occurred, authorities say. …
Jane Doe #1, a female, was found dead Wednesday, Jan. 4, near the Devonshire Street exit on the northbound 405 freeway in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
A fire began shortly after 10:30 a.m. near the northbound 405 freeway at Devonshire Street. After firefighters put it out, two other fires cropped up on the northbound side and were believed to have been started by sparks from the first one.
It took nearly 80 firefighters to douse the blazes, which may have started at a homeless encampment, fire officials said.
After the fires were extinguished, firefighters found the body of an adult woman, but no information was available on the victim's gender or age.
The Times has contacted investigators to obtain additional details about the case and will post an update as soon as possible.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact the LAPD …
Rogelio Arredondo Rayas, a 44-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Nov. 21, after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Christopher David Zavala, a 20-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Sept. 25, after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Leonel Castillo, a 29-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Oct. 9, after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Ernesto Cabrera, a 34-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Jan. 25, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Matthew Tony Yuhasz, a 17-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Feb. 1, after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Frank Salinas, a 23-year-old Latino male, died Monday, July 22, after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Robert Contreras, a 21-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Ramiro Tamez Jr., a 20-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Aug. 4, after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Antonio Antuna Elizarraraz, a 20-year-old Latino male, died Monday, April 2, after being shot in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.