Guillermo Amezcua, 48
Guillermo Amezcua, a 48-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, April 10, after being shot by law enforcement near 402 Harps St. in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Anthony Humberto Espinoza, 20
Anthony Humberto Espinoza, a 20-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Nov. 20, after being shot near 806 N. Maclay Ave. in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Omar Munoz Jr., 25
Omar Munoz Jr., a 25-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Thursday, Aug. 15, in the 300 block of Harps Street in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Munoz had moved his pickup nearer to his home around 9:30 p.m., and was standing in the street when a car drove up and someone inside began shooting, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred.
It's not known whether Munoz had a conversation with the people in the car before the was shot, Alfred said. No one reported seeing the shooting, but some witnesses reported seeing a light-colored sedan speeding from the area, heading west on Harps Street, Alfred said.
Munoz was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:47 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigators don't have a motive for the shooting, Alfred said.
There are known gang members …
Augustus Wendell Jefferson, 28
Augustus Wendell Jefferson, a 28-year-old black male, died Monday, July 30, in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Albert Robert Garcia, 58
Albert Garcia, a 58-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by police officers Sunday, Oct. 8, in the 100 block of Harding Avenue in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
San Fernando police officers were called to Garcia's apartment about 11 a.m. after neighbors reported hearing a woman screaming from inside the apartment, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Joe Mendoza, whose Homicide Bureau team is investigating the shooting.
When the officers arrived, they tried to contact the people inside, but Garcia refused to open the door, Mendoza said.
The officers forced their way inside the apartment to check on the woman's safety and encountered Garcia, who was armed with a large kitchen knife, according to Mendoza.
"They attempted to spray him with OC [pepper spray] to get him to comply," Mendoza said, then officers fired their weapons.
Three officers fired at Garcia, who was struck in the …
Frederick Smith, 55
Frederick Smith, a 55-year-old Black male, died Tuesday, Aug. 8, after being stabbed near the 500 block of South Huntington Street in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Jorge Ortega Gonzalez, 35
Jorge Ortega Gonzalez, a 35-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Thursday, June 15, in the 300 block of Griswold Avenue in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Gonzalez lived alone in a one-room building behind an apartment complex, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza.
When some family members came to visit him around 7:30 p.m., they found him inside his home bleeding and unresponsive and called 911, Mendoza said.
Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:45 p.m., according to coroner’s records, which listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.
Investigators are searching for information about who shot Gonzalez and why. Nothing appeared to be missing from his home, Mendoza said, so investigators don’t believe it was a robbery.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain …
Deseret Antoinette Favila, 33
Deseret Antoinette Favila, a 33-year-old Latina, died Thursday, Jan. 19, after she was stabbed in the 1000 block of Griswold Avenue in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
San Fernando police were called to Favila’s home about 2:55 a.m., where she lived with her husband, two children and other adult family members, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza.
Emergency crews discovered that Favila had been stabbed multiple times in her upper torso and were unable to revive her, Mendoza said. Favila was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:05 a.m., according to coroner’s records.
Investigators detained Favila’s husband, Jorge Casas, 37, for questioning and later arrested him on suspicion of murder, Mendoza said.
The Times reported that Casas is a former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy, who resigned in 2006 for personal reasons after two years of service.
Family members told investigators that Casas woke …
German Servin, 37
German Servin, a 37-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Friday, Dec. 23, in the 400 block of Harps Street in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Servin, who lived in Palmdale, was visiting his brother when the shooting occurred at 2:07 p.m. in the backyard of a home in the neighborhood, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Marcelo Quintero.
His younger brother was renting a room in a converted garage behind the house, Quintero said. A woman was also visiting the two men that afternoon, but investigators don’t yet know her relationship to the brothers.
San Fernando Police officers responded to a 911 call from a cellphone regarding someone in medical distress, Quintero said. The woman who called didn't know the address of where she was, so officers had difficulty finding the right location, he said.
Simultaneously the department began receiving 911 calls from other residents in the …
Alan Paul Bartley, 56
Alan Paul Bartley, a 56-year-old white man, was shot and killed by police officers Jan. 11 in the 1700 block of San Fernando Road in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Bartley was driving a car on Hubbard Avenue around noon when San Fernando police pulled behind him in their patrol car, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Victor Lewandowski.
When the traffic stopped at a stop light, Lewandowski said, Bartley put his car into reverse and crashed into the patrol car. He then drove away, heading south on Hubbard, with the officers in pursuit.
During the short chase, Bartley allegedly drove through a red light at Hubbard Avenue and San Fernando Road, hit another car, then a metal pole, where his car stopped.
The officers told investigators that they ordered Bartley out of the car, Lewandowski said. Instead, they said, Bartley allegedly reached around in the …
Mariana Franco, 23
Mariana Franco, 23, was shot and killed early Sunday Aug. 24, 2014, in the 1400 block of Celis Street in San Fernando, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office.
Franco was riding in a car with her parents and two siblings when she was shot about 5:50 a.m., according to investigators. Franco died at the scene.
The family had been driving to early morning Mass when the shooting occurred. Both parents were also shot and injured in the attack.
Investigators believe Franco was one of three people killed in a one-hour shooting spree that morning in the Pacoima-San Fernando area.
Michael Planells, 29, was shot and killed as he was searching for cans to recycle in the parking lot of the Sylmar Recreation Center at 13109 Borden Street about 6:35 a.m. Gloria Tovar, 59, was shot and killed about 6:45 a.m. as she sat in her car, waiting to …
Gabriel Lopez-Gonzalez, 22
Gabriel Lopez-Gonzalez, a 22-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by a San Fernando city police officer Tuesday, Aug. 12, in the 800 block of South Brand Boulevard in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly after 3 p.m., San Fernando police responded to a home regarding a man with a gun call, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which has joined the investigation.
When police arrived, an 18-year-old woman ran out of the home with a gunshot wound. As officers approached the home, they were confronted by a man, later identified as Lopez-Gonzalez, “who produced a handgun, and an officer-involved shooting occurred,” according to the release.
Lopez-Gonzalez was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:20 p.m. by the city Fire Department.
The woman was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and is expected to survive. Deputies recovered a loaded handgun at the scene. …
Maria Inasaret Perez, 55
Maria Inasaret Perez, a 55-year-old Latina, was stabbed to death Thursday, Feb. 13, in the 300 block of Harps Avenue in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
San Fernando police responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon around 3:30 p.m. and found the victim on the ground with multiple stab wounds and a man with a knife standing over her, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Perez was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at 4:27 p.m.
Roman Maldonado, Perez's 30-year-old son, has been booked on suspicion of murder.
Maldonado is due in court March 10.
Homicide detectives from the Sheriff's Department were assisting the San Fernando Police Department in the investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500; anonymous …
Felipe Corrales, 45
Felipe Corrales, a 45-year-old Latino was fatally shot on Thursday April 25, in the 900 block of Truman Street in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Corrales was wielding a tree branch the size of a baseball bat when he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.
Officers from the San Fernando Police Department responded to the scene early Thursday morning "regarding a possible battery assault call for service," according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is assisting in the investigation.
When the officers arrived about 5:40 a.m., authorities said Corrales attacked at least one of them with the branch.
"The suspect tried to hit the officer with the tree branch but instead hit the officer's patrol vehicle. The officer deployed less lethal force device, however, the Taser had no effect due to the layers of clothing the suspect was wearing," according to a …
Alejandro Flores, 19
Alejandro Flores, a 19-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Sunday, Dec. 30, in the 800 block of Harding Street in San Fernando, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
The incident occurred about 5:50 a.m., said Sgt. Rich Pena of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is assisting San Fernando police in the homicide investigation.
Officials said Flores was stabbed and then run over. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.
No arrests have been made and no motive established in the slaying, Pena said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
-- Carlos Lozano