Rosendo Manrique, a 24-year-old Latino man, was shot multiple times in the 28700 block of Lincoln Street about 12:13 a.m. Sunday, March 9.

Manrique was attending a birthday party when a fight broke out between him and another Latino man, authorities said. The man pulled out a handgun and fired several shots, wounding Manrique and injuring another Latino man. Both men were taken to a hospital, where Manrique was pronounced dead. The second man was listed in stable condition.

The suspect was described only as a Latino man, authorities said. Homicide detectives with the Sheriff's Department are investigating.  

Hermilo Talamantez III, 34, a Latino man, was shot in the 3500 block of Arlington Street in Val Verde at about 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, during a dispute between neighbors, the second killing in a matter of days in this community near Castaic and Santa Clarita.

According to sheriff's homicide Det. Martin Rodriguez, Talamantez quarreled with neighbor and longtime acquaintance Clarence Pullum, 38, a black man, and the quarrel escalated into a skirmish of some kind. Both men then retreated into their houses and emerged with guns. Pullum got off a shot before Talamantez did, and struck his opponent once. Talamantez was taken to Henry Mayo hospital, where he died. Pullum was arrested, then released pending further investigation. Prosecutors are expected to weigh whether to file charges this week.

Both men had deep roots in this small, isolated rural community, and had known each other since childhood, Rodriguez said. …

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