Jean Carlos Delarosa, a 24-year-old Latino, died Sunday, Sept. 22, after he was shot in the 18200 block of Sugarman Street in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 10:40 p.m. on Sept. 21, Delarosa and a friend were sitting in a dark-colored Rolls-Royce that was parked in a driveway in the area when three men approached with a gun and “demanded their property,” according to police.

Delarosa was shot multiple times and the three men fled in a “SUV-type” vehicle, said Los Angeles Police Det. Steve Castro.

The other person in the car was not injured.

Delarosa was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:55 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

The home where the shooting occurred was being rented out as an Airbnb, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (818) 374-1925. Those who wish to remain anonymous can …

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Angela Hernandez, a 24-year-old Latino female, died Sunday, Dec. 4, after being shot in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jeffrey Scott Swanson, a 29-year-old white male, died Tuesday, Nov. 15, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Sonny Demetrio Peña, a 28-year-old Latino, died Thursday, June 2, after he was shot in the 6100 block of Corbin Avenue in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. 

 Investigators believe Demetrio Peña and Barrera-Rivera, a 23-year-old Latino, were killed after a drug deal went awry, said Los Angeles Police Det. John Doerbecker.

The two men, both from Merced, were found about 4 p.m. with gunshot wounds inside a black Nissan rental car that had stopped against a curb in the residential neighborhood, Doerbecker said.

Peña, the driver, was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:20 p.m., according to coroner's records. Barrera-Rivera was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:22 p.m., according to coroner's records.

Investigators believe that Barrera-Rivera and Peña drove from Merced to sell crystal methamphetamine to two men from Oxnard, Doerbecker said.

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Christian Barrera-Rivera, a 23-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, June 2, in the 6100 block of Corbin Avenue in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. 

Investigators believe Barrera-Rivera and Sonny Demetrio Peña, a 28-year-old Latino, were killed after a drug deal went awry, Los Angeles Police Det. John Doerbecker said.

The two men, both from Merced, were found about 4 p.m. with gunshot wounds inside a black Nissan rental car that had stopped against a curb in the residential neighborhood, Doerbecker said.

Peña, the driver, was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:20 p.m., according to coroner's records. Barrera-Rivera was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:22 p.m., according to coroner's records.

Investigators believe that Barrera-Rivera and Peña had driven from Merced to sell crystal methamphetamine to two men from Oxnard, Doerbecker said.

The men met in a residential part of Woodland Hills, …

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Miles Rose, a 26-year-old black man, was fatally shot Thursday, May 5, in the 18600 block of Hatteras Street in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 2:15 p.m., police found a man under a carport in a condominium complex, said LAPD Capt. Paul Vernon. Witnesses told police that he had staggered away from a vehicle that was reported stolen, while the vehicle crashed about 100 feet from where Rose eventually collapsed.

“The people who shot him, we believe came there to rob him,” Vernon said of Rose.

Investigators believe the motive is narcotics related. It remains unclear whether Rose, a resident of the complex, was inside the vehicle when he was shot, or standing outside the vehicle.

Police said three people ran from the scene. Detectives traced the suspects to a motel in San Fernando, where police booked them on suspicion of murder.

Joseph Perez-Coronel, 22, and …

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Yesenia Lucila Baca, a 21-year-old Latina, was fatally shot Sunday, Dec. 20, in the 6200 block of Reseda Boulevard in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

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For the Record:

Jan. 19, 4:30 p.m.:  An earlier version of this post misspelled Yesenia Lucila Baca's first name as Jensenia.  

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About 4 p.m., Dominick Teret, a 22-year-old Latino, made a 911 call to say that Baca had been accidentally shot, according to LAPD Det. James Fillmore. She was transported to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:09 p.m.

Teret later changed his story, Fillmore said, saying that Baca had instead committed suicide. Coroner’s investigators ruled the death a homicide.

On Dec. 23, Teret, of Tarzana, pleaded not guilty to one count of murder in Baca’s death. He also faces allegations of using a shotgun in the killing.

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Jhonpaul Edmundo Medina, a 20-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Aug. 16, after being shot in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Monty Wayne Barker, a 74-year-old white man, was shot Friday, March 21, in the 5200 block of Mecca Avenue in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Around 5:10 p.m., officers responded to a call of a man with a gun, according to an LAPD news release.

When officers arrived on the scene, Barker walked from the rear of his Mecca Avenue residence to the front, still carrying a shotgun. He confronted the officers and there was an officer-involved shooting.

Barker, who suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 6:28 p.m.

The LAPD’s Force Investigation Division responded to the incident and will conduct an investigation of the officer-involved shooting.

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s Justice System Integrity Division also will review the incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call Force Investigation Division at (213) 476-5230. Anonymous …

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Azniv Meguerian, a 51-year-old Armenian woman, died Saturday, Dec. 15, after being shot in the 4500 block of Vanalden Avenue in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

The shooting occurred about 7:20 p.m. at a home. Meguerian and a 49-year-old man were found shot and then taken to a hospital for treatment.

Meguerian later died at the hospital, while the man remained in stable condition.

Soon after the incident, Los Angeles police arrested Hrant Meguerian, 59, in connection with the shooting. He was charged with murder and attempted murder.

Hrant Meguerian is being held in lieu of $3.5-million at the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic. His next court appearance is scheduled for Jan. 25 at the Van Nuys Municipal Court.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the LAPD at (877) 275-5273. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. …

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Mary Barbera, a 74-year-old white female, died Friday, March 14, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Gary Gault Williams, a 38-year-old black male, died Tuesday, April 11, after being shot in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Steve Howard Coreas, a 23-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Aug. 19, after being shot in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Sophie Jennie Rodriguez, a 38-year-old Latino female, died Wednesday, July 3, after being stabbed in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Sean Joseph McHugh, a 32-year-old white male, died Thursday, June 20, after being shot in Tarzana, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.