Almando Dean Martinez, a 52-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Feb. 4, after being shot near the In front of 12900 Hesby St. in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Dontae Tremain Anderson, a 35-year-old Black male, died Friday, April 3, after being stabbed near 15216 Burbank Blvd. in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Lasseri James Frazier Jr., a 21-year-old black male, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, after being shot in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Karissa Nicole Rajpaul, a 26-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Viridiana Sarahi Teran, a 31-year-old Latino female, died Sunday, Aug. 27, after being stabbed in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Cyrus Kamyar Mahmoudi, a 25-year-old white male, died Wednesday, March 15, after being shot in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Jacob Koffman, a 17-year-old teenager, was fatally stabbed Friday, Feb. 6, in the 15000 block of Dickens Street in Sherman Oaks, according to police.

Jacob and five others were involved in a dispute over narcotics in the back of an apartment building, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

During the fight, Jacob and another teenager were injured. Jacob was taken to a hospital where he died.

Police said they booked two juveniles on suspicion of murder. An 18-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of sales of narcotics. Police are looking for two more people “of interest.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the Van Nuys detective desk at (818) 374-0040. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Los Angeles Times Staff

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Sevada Aghazarian, a 28-year-old Armenian man, was shot and killed Thursday, Feb. 10, in the 13700 block of Burbank Boulevard on the border of Sherman Oaks and Van Nuys, according to police and Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 6:10 p.m., a group of people were inside a restaurant in the area when a dispute arose, said Los Angeles police Lt. Steve Harer.

The group then walked into the parking lot, and a man pulled out a gun and shot Aghazarian several times, Harer said.

Aghazarian was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m. said Ed Winter, a coroner’s spokesman. An autopsy showed that Aghazarian died of multiple gunshot wounds, Winter said.

There is no indication the shooting is gang related, Harer said. The suspect is described as a heavy-set male Armenian about 35 years old.

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Abraham Montes-Martinez, a 53-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Jan. 19, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Raul Lopez, a 38-year-old Latino, died Saturday, June 30,  a short time after he was shot in the 14500 block of Ventura Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Lopez was shot about 11:10 p.m. on Friday just outside Hoagies & Wings, Los Angeles police said.

The victim, who worked as a cook at the restaurant, had pushed out a group of men who had become angry while waiting for food, police said.

"At least one of the men in the group started to argue with restaurant staff. It started to escalate from there," LAPD Det. James Nuttall told KTLA. "The longer it takes to get the food, the situation starts to deteriorate."

Authorities said the men starting yelling racial slurs at employees, causing other customers to leave and prompting Lopez to lead the men out of the restaurant. As he walked back inside, police said, …

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Justin Dunlap, a 24-year-old black man, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, after being assaulted in the 14200 block of Huston Street in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Officers responded to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon about 6:10 p.m., said LAPD Van Nuys homicide Det. R. Bub, who is handling the case.

When authorities arrived they saw three people fleeing the area, Bub said, but they were arrested.

Dunlap was found with blunt-force trauma to the head. Coroner's records show he was taken by paramedics to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:10 p.m.

Det. Bub said two people were charged with murder in connection with the victim's death: Bryan Figueroa, an 18-year-old Latino, and a juvenile.

The third person apprehended at the scene has not been charged, Bub said.

During the investigation, detectives learned Dunlap and the two assailants were in …

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Vera Michaelson, a 33-year-old white woman, was shot and killed Wednesday, June 15, in the 15000 block of Sherview Place in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Police were called to the home of Vera and her husband Alex Michaelson, 39, about 6:40 p.m. When authorities arrived, they found the couple dead, said Officer Bruce Borihanh, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department.

Detectives also found a weapon at the scene.

“It is being investigated as a murder-suicide,” Borihanh said.

 Vera was shot several times in the head, according to coroner's records.

“Detectives are interviewing anybody and everybody to see if they can determine a motive," he continued. "There are no outside suspects being pursued.”

Borihanh confirmed that Alex Michaelson was a Tarzana physician and his wife had recently graduated from dental school, but it was unclear where she worked.

The couple have two children, but …

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Andrew Caprio, a 42-year-old white man, was shot and killed by police Monday, May 24, on the 101 Freeway near the Van Nuys Boulevard exit in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

LAPD Officer Carlos Ayala and his partner were patrolling the Hollenbeck Area shortly before 1 a.m. when they saw Caprio speeding past them in a Mercedes Benz 300E Sedan, according to a police news release.

Caprio was described as driving erratically and committing several traffic violations. Believing he was possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol, Ayala and his partner attempted to make a traffic stop. However, Caprio refused to pull over. He then led the officers on a pursuit that continued through Los Angeles, South Pasadena, Monrovia and back into the City of Los Angeles, police said.

Toward the end of the pursuit, Caprio drove west on the 101 Freeway. As he approached …

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Darlene Robles, a 17-year-old Latina, was shot and killed Tuesday, April 6, in the 13300 block of Moorpark Street in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Investigators from the LAPD's Van Nuys Division said an unidentified male and female drove Robles in a private vehicle to Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Panorama City about 5 a.m. After they dropped her off, they left the facility, officials said, and Robles died from a gunshot wound a short time later.

Detectives still do not know the identities of the two who fled the hospital, but they believe the two have information about the circumstances leading up to Robles' death.

Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said in the preliminary coroner's report that Robles was described as having been shot while trying to break into a vehicle. Det. Robert Bub said there are several theories as to how Robles …

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Bill Ilnam Park, a 65-year-old Asian male, died Thursday, Oct. 22, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Sherman Oaks, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.