Deenisha Artimes-Sarah Adams, a 22-year-old black female, died Thursday, Aug. 22, after being stabbed in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Efrem Yeallah Douglass, a 43-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, May 28, in the 9500 block of South Vermont Avenue in Vermont-Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

Shortly after 7 p.m., Douglass was discovered on the sidewalk outside a motor home with gunshot wounds, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

Police believe that Douglass was shot inside the motor home, then walked outside and collapsed. When police arrived, the door to the camper was open.

Douglass was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:28 p.m., according to coroner's records.

Douglass was known in the area and lived down the street, Kouri said.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Cristian Lozano, a 40-year-old Latino, died Tuesday, April 30, after he was beaten in the 11300 block of South Figueroa Street in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 4:20 a.m., Lozano was sleeping on the sidewalk when a person walked up to him and confronted him about being in the area, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

The man didn’t want Lozano in the area and began to beat him with a metal pipe, police said.

Lozano was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:33 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Police identified Lawrence Coleman, a 55-year-old black man, as a suspect, Kouri said.

Prosecutors charged Coleman with one count of murder with the allegation that he used the pipe as a deadly and dangerous weapon, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney ...

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Raymundo Alfredo Cardona, a 41-year-old Latino male, died Friday, April 26, after being shot in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Elmer Orlando Chavez-Ruiz, a 37-year-old Latino, died Wednesday, March 27, after he was assaulted in the 400 block of West 104th Street in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

On March 23 about 4:45 p.m., Chavez-Ruiz got into a dispute at a motel and was struck with a blunt object, said Los Angeles police Det. Nathan Kouri.

Detectives are still determining what the fight was about, police said. Chavez-Ruiz was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead four days later at 8 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

The incident is not believed to be related to gangs or gang activity.

Anyone with information can call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Robert Hernandez, a 20-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Wednesday, Dec. 12 near South Figueroa and West 110th streets in Vermont-Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 7:30 p.m., Hernandez was walking north on South Figueroa Street with another person when someone shot at him, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.

Hernandez was wounded in the back. The person accompanying Hernandez ran away and was not injured, Kouri said.

Hernandez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:16 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

The gunman ran south on Figueroa Street and out of view, police said.

Anyone with information on the matter is asked to call detectives at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.

Gerald Wayne Duhon Jr., a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Nov. 25, near South Vermont Avenue and West 88th Street in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 2 p.m., a car with Duhon and two others inside stopped at an intersection, said Los Angeles police Det. Nathan Kouri. 

Duhon got out of the passenger side of the car to walk to a nearby market when he realized he had forgotten something and began walking back to the car, Kouri said. A vehicle described by witnesses as a white sedan was behind the car Duhon was riding in, and two people got out and began shooting, Kouri said.

Duhon ran, but was struck by the gunfire, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:23 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

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David Ramirez, a 29-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Oct. 28, after being shot in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.