Samuel Soto, a 44-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Nov. 2, after being shot by law enforcement near West Pico Boulevard & South Union Avenue in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Romeo Abonitall Regio Jr., a 27-year-old person, died Monday, Sept. 6, after being shot near 1321 S. Berendo St. in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Zhozef Barsekh Eivazyan, a 36-year-old white male, died Monday, June 28, after being shot near West 11th & Arapahoe streets in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jorge Lopez Ocampo, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, June 16, after being shot near West 17th Street & South Union Avenuie in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Roberto E Vargas, a 29-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, June 12, after being stabbed near 1018 W. Venice Blvd. in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Maria Orfelinda Rodas-Lemus, a 60-year-old Latino female, died Monday, Dec. 21, in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Alan N Cordova-Robles, a 6-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Dec. 21, in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Andrew Benard Gier, a 35-year-old Black male, died Sunday, Dec. 20, after being shot near Venice Boulevard & Burlington Avenue in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Samuel Inzunza, a 30-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Oct. 5, after being shot near 11th & Albany streets in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Edwin Israel Gomez, a 20-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Aug. 5, after being stabbed near 1623 S. Union Ave. in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Alfredo Hector Leon, a 39-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, May 14, after being stabbed near 1817 W. Pico Blvd. in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Erik Ernesto Perez, a 48-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Jan. 6, near South Alvarado Street and West Olympic Boulevard in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Shortly before 7:30 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department found Perez on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to a news release from the department.

Perez was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:34 p.m., according to coroner's records.

Police said that the gunman was walking south on South Alvarado Street when he passed Perez. The man stopped, turned around and shouted something at Perez.

The two began walking toward each other, and the other man pulled out a gun and shot Perez once in the chest before running south on South Alvarado Street, then east on West Olympic Boulevard.

Police on March 9 released a photo of the suspect taken from surveillance video. …

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Gregory Michael McKee, a 55-year-old black male, died Thursday, June 13, after being stabbed in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Hector Valey, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Feb. 23, after being shot near West 14th & Oak streets in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Francisco Javier Feliciano, a 32-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Dec. 27, after being shot in Pico-Union, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.