Robert Arthur Fausto, a 63-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, March 21, after being shot in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ronny Sue Wall, a 58-year-old white female, died Monday, March 18, after being stabbed in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Stacy Lynn Castillo, a 49-year-old white female, died Saturday, March 9, after being stabbed in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Freddy Adrian Magana, a 29-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, March 9, after being shot in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

 Daniel Jacob Mason, a 15-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Monday, Feb. 25, in the 1300 block of  West 3rd Street in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County medical examiner-coroner's records. 

Daniel was standing outside his new home with other family members around 7 p.m. when a car drove by and someone inside began shooting, said Pomona Police Sgt. Jon Edson. 

"He'd only been living in Pomona for three weeks or so," Edson said. "His family had moved from Ontario and was temporarily staying with relatives."

Daniel was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:39 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as gunshot wounds to the torso. 

Investigators don't have a motive for the shooting, Edson said, and family members didn't get a good look at the car.  ...

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Jaime Hernandez Guzman, a 58-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Jan. 25, after being stabbed in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Matthew Carl Marquez, a 34-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Dec. 16, after being shot in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

James Arthur Estrella, a 55-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Dec. 10, after being stabbed in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Sandra Charlene Jackson, a 59-year-old white woman, was pronounced dead Saturday, Oct. 6, after she was shot in the 1400 block of West McKinley Avenue in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. 

Her adult children asked Pomona  police to check her residence that morning because they couldn't reach their parents, said Sgt. Jon Edson. 

When officers entered the home, they found Jackson and her husband, Vernon Cary Jackson, a 62-year-old white male, in their bedroom, lying on the bed, Edson said. 

Jackson lay on her side, with a shotgun wound to the back, according to coroner's records.

Her husband lay beside her with a shotgun wound to the chest. A shotgun was found on the floor on his side of the bed, according to coroner's records, and his death was ruled a suicide. 

Sandra Jackson's death was ruled a ...

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 Ernest Michael Valdes, a 71-year-old Latino, was fatally injured on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in the 10 block of Blackbird Lane in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Valdes was at home with his two adult sons, in the townhouse where they all lived, when he got into an argument with one of his sons about 9:30 a.m., said Pomona police Sgt. Jon Edson. 

The son, Sergio Valdes, 43, “was alleging that his father took his wallet,” Edson said.

At some point during the argument, Sergio Valdes allegedly got a meat cleaver and began attacking his father, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. 

Sergio’s brother came downstairs when he heard the commotion and tried to stop the assault, Edson said, and Sergio walked out of the house. His brother and a neighbor both called ...

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 Jay Jesse Espinosa, a 19-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Sunday, Sept. 23, in the 100 block of East Fourth Street in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Espinosa, a resident of San Bernardino, came to downtown Pomona on Saturday night to see a friend who was DJing at a local club, said Pomona Police Sgt. Jon Edson. 

Around 2 a.m. on Sunday, he and some friends were crossing the street to go to their cars when they were nearly struck by a dark-colored SUV, Edson said.  

Espinosa and his friends got into an argument with the people in the SUV, which drove away and then circled back, Edson said. 

When the SUV returned, Espinosa and his friends got into another argument with the people inside, Edson said, and then a man got out of the back seat and began shooting.  ...

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Robert Salinas Jr., a 37-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Sunday, Aug. 12, in the 100 block of East First Street in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.  

Pomona police officers were called to the east end of the train platform at Pomona Station around 4:30 a.m. regarding two men lying unresponsive on the platform, said Pomona Police Sgt. Brian Hagerty. A homeless man had spotted the bodies and went to a nearby business for help, he said.

The officers found two homeless men, Salinas and Jeremy Alexander Henness, a 31-year-old white man, with multiple gunshot wounds, Hagerty said. 

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene at 4:44 a.m., according to coroner’s records. 

While investigators were at the scene, they got a call from the Ontario Police Department shortly after 5 a.m., saying they had a man on ...

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Jeremy Alexander Henness, a 31-year-old white man, was fatally shot Sunday, Aug. 12, in the 100 block of East First Street in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.  

Pomona Police officers were called to the east edge of the train platform at Pomona Station about 4:30 a.m. regarding two men lying unresponsive on the platform, said Pomona Police Sgt. Brian Hagerty. A homeless man had spotted the bodies and went to a nearby business for help, he said.

The officers found two homeless men, Henness, and Robert Salinas, a 37-year-old Latino, with multiple gunshot wounds, Hagerty said. 

Both men were pronounced dead at the scene at 4:44 a.m., according to coroner’s records. 

While investigators were at the scene, they got a call from the Ontario Police Department shortly after 5 a.m., saying they had a man on the ...

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Steven William Perez, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Monday, July 16, after being shot in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Nathan Daniel Ware, a 34-year-old black man, was shot and killed Friday, July 13, in the 1400 block of Edgehill Drive in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Ware was outside near his home when someone in a vehicle shot him multiple times about 8 p.m., said Pomona Police Sgt. Brian Hagerty. 

Ware was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:37 p.m., according to  coroner's records. 

Investigators aren’t sure what Ware was doing before the shooting, Hagerty said. “We don’t really have a lot of information on this.”

Investigators are trying to identify the suspect vehicle, but don’t have a description they can share, Hagerty said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Pomona Police Department at (909) 620-2085. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 ...