Ramon Contreras, 24
Ramon Contreras, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, after being shot near 14740 Parthenia St. in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Benito Garcia, 42
Benito Garcia, a 42-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, after being shot near 13952 W. Saticoy St. in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Walter Earl Morales, 30
Walter Earl Morales, a 30-year-old male, died Sunday, Sept. 5, after being shot near 14626 Titus St. in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Esbi Barrio, 40
Esbi Barrio, a 40-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Aug. 19, after being shot near 7858 Van Nuys Blvd. in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Jose Manuel Gamiz De Leon, 26
Jose Manuel Gamiz De Leon, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, April 26, after being shot near 14666 Blythe St. in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Daniel Carrera Jr., 25
Daniel Carrera Jr., a 25-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, after being stabbed in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Karla Noemy Valencia De Rodriguez, 32
Karla Noemy Valencia De Rodriguez, a 32-year-old Latino female, died Saturday, June 22, after being stabbed in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Francisco Lazaro Maldonado, 57
Francisco Lazaro Maldonado, a 57-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, March 17, after being stabbed in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Orbel Nazarians, 22
Orbel Nazarians, a 22-year-old white man, was shot and killed by Los Angeles police on Monday, Feb. 26, in the 9000 block of Kester Avenue in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Officers from LAPD’s Mission Division responded at 8:45 a.m. to a call about a man with a knife who wanted to kill himself, according to a news release from the department.
When officers arrived, they saw Nazarians, who exited a home with an “edged weapon,” said Officer Norma Eisenman, a spokeswoman for the LAPD.
Police tried to subdue Nazarians with a Taser and a bean-bag shotgun, but ultimately fatally shot the man, Eisenman said.
Nazarians was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:08 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
The day after the shooting, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Nazarians had a 20-inch metal spike and moved toward the officers, leading to the fatal shooting.
Beck said officers …
Oscar Rene Molina, 34
Oscar Rene Molina, a 34-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Feb. 10, after being shot in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Jessica Torres, 21
Jessica Torres, a 21-year-old Latina, died Saturday, Feb. 3, two days after she was shot in the 7800 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 1, Torres was driving north on Van Nuys Boulevard in a gray Ford Fusion with two others when a vehicle pulled alongside the car, said Los Angeles Police Det. Richard Moakley.
A person began shooting from the other vehicle, and Torres was struck, Moakley said.
The vehicle continued north on Van Nuys Boulevard.
Torres, who had been shot in the head, was taken to a hospital, and she was pronounced dead at 2:44 p.m. Feb. 3, according to coroner’s records.
Detectives are trying to determine why someone would shoot at Torres and the people in the car with her. Torres did not have gang ties, Moakley said.
Anyone with information can call …
James Gustavo Rodriguez, 29
James Gustavo Rodriguez, a 29-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Dec. 15, in the 8500 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles Police homicide investigators.
Shortly after 3 a.m., Rodriguez, a resident of Panorama City, was sitting on a bus stop bench with another Panorama City resident, Elvis Sanchez, 31, when someone began shooting, said LAPD Valley Bureau Homicide Det. Dave Peteque. Both men were struck by gunfire.
“They had their little music players out, and they were just sitting on the bench at 3 in the morning on Van Nuys Boulevard,” Peteque said.
The bench is in front of a Denny’s restaurant, where the men had gone earlier to use the restroom, Peteque said. A waitress and a couple of customers heard the gunfire, he said, but no one has reported seeing the shooting.
Rodriguez was taken to a nearby hospital, where he …
Elvis Sanchez, 31
Elvis Sanchez, a 31-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Dec. 15, in the 8500 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles Police homicide investigators.
Shortly after 3 a.m., Sanchez, a resident of Panorama City, was sitting on a bus stop bench with another Panorama City resident, James Gustavo Rodriguez, 29, when someone began shooting, said LAPD Valley Bureau Homicide Det. Dave Peteque. Both men were struck by gunfire.
“They had their little music players out, and they were just sitting on the bench at 3 in the morning on Van Nuys Boulevard,” Peteque said.
The bench is in front of a Denny’s restaurant, where the men had gone earlier to use the restroom, Peteque said. A waitress and a couple of customers heard the gunfire, he said, but no one has reported seeing the shooting.
Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:42 …
Roberto De La Cruz Jr., 33
Roberto De La Cruz Jr., a 33-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 5, in the 8800 block of Kester Avenue in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 12:35 p.m., patrol officers from the LAPD’s Mission Division responded to a call of shots fired near the Sepulveda Recreation Center, according to a news release from the department.
When officers arrived, they found De La Cruz in a grassy area with multiple gunshot wounds, according to the release.
De La Cruz was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:55 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
Detectives are looking for additional witnesses to the shooting.
Some in the area heard six shots, and at least one person saw three Latinos wearing dark clothing running away from the park to the west, officials said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Steve Castro at (818) 374-1925. Those who …
Alexis Saldana, 18
Alexis Saldana, an 18-year-old Latino, died Saturday, Nov. 18, after he was shot in the 14600 block of Roscoe Boulevard in Van Nuys, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
The night before he died, Saldana was driving a four-door Cressida sedan with some friends when he pulled into the parking lot of a Wendy’s restaurant at 14645 Roscoe Blvd. around 10:50 p.m., LAPD Valley Homicide Det. Steve Castro said.
A black SUV, possibly an Explorer, followed Saldana’s car into the lot and pulled up beside the Cressida, Castro said. Someone inside the SUV began shooting, Castro said, and Saldana was struck.
“Saldana gunned his car and drove it right through the front of the restaurant, stopping at the front counter,” Castro said.
Investigators think three or four people were riding in the car with Saldana, but most ran from the scene, Castro said. One friend stayed behind trying to …