Christopher Mark Garcia, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Monday, June 28, after being shot by law enforcement near the NB offramp of 5 Freeway at Terra bella Street in Pacoima, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Andres Jose Cruz, a 31-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the 13100 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, according to law enforcement and Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Shortly before 2:40 a.m., Cruz and another person were walking west on Van Nuys Boulevard when someone approached them, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.
He asked where Cruz and the other person "were from," then pointed a gun at the two and fired, striking both, police said.
The gunman ran and got into a dark vehicle.
Cruz was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:45 a.m. The other person was taken to a hospital, treated and released.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Sharon Kim at (818) 374-1978. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Davon Lee Pledger, a 26-year-old Black man, was shot and killed Saturday, May 9, in the 13200 block of Cornelius Street in Pacoima, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
At 10:40 p.m., Pledger was standing outside a friend’s house when three males in a dark-colored sedan drove up, jumped out of the vehicle, shot Pledger and fled, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Pledger was pronounced dead at the scene.
At a news conference Aug. 19 to announce a $50,000 reward for information in Pledger’s killing, his mother, Geraldine Lang, described her son as “the kindest person ever.” She said that Pledger, who had two young children, was not gang affiliated.
“He lived for those two kids,” she said.
Lang urged anyone who saw anything to call police.
“Do not be afraid,” she said. “Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, whomever … put yourself in …
Omar Medina, a 27-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Feb. 22, in the 12700 block of Montague Street in Pacoima, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
About 12:20 a.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division responded to a call of a shooting and found Medina suffering from gunshot wounds, according to a news release from the department.
Medina was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:29 a.m., according to coroner's records.
Another man who was shot was taken to a hospital.
Police said that both Medina and the other man were at a party where cockfighting was taking place in the backyard. During the event, an argument broke out between at least two people, which led to the shooting.
When police arrived, witnesses had already left. Police found several dead roosters in the yard.
According to an online fundraiser set up for Medina's family, …
Anthony Lopez Jr., a 20-year-old Latino, died Monday, Jan. 13, after he was shot near Bromont Avenue and Fielding street in Pacoima, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner's records.
Shortly before 10 p.m. Jan. 12, Lopez was driving a dark green Chevy Equinox in the area and may have stopped to talk to two or three people who were gathered, said Los Angeles Police Det. Al Arguelles.
An altercation occurred and Lopez was shot, police said.
Lopez then got back into his car and drove to the area of Foothill Boulevard and Vaughn Street.
Lopez honked his horn, got out of his car, said he was shot and took a couple steps before collapsing.
Lopez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead the next morning at 7:43 a.m., according to coroner's records.
Police said the nature of the relationship between Lopez and the people he stopped …
Michael Samuel Kelly, an 18-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Feb. 15, in the 12800 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.
About 8 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call of a shooting, according to a news release from the department.
Officers arrived and found Kelly on the ground in a parking lot. Another man had also been wounded.
Kelly was pronounced dead at the scene at 8 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
The other man was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released.
Police said the shooting occurred when Kelly and the other man were walking on a sidewalk next to a strip mall. A gunman fired at the two, possibly from the window of a black sedan, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Eloy Navarro at (818) …