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Gabriel Leyva, 19

By Jeanette Marantos

Gabriel Leyva, a 19-year-old Latino, was stabbed to death Friday, Oct. 30, in the 16800 block of East Bellbrook Street in Covina, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. 

Leyva was visiting a friend when the two decided to walk to a nearby store shortly after 1 a.m. said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. John Covina.  

As they were walking, Leyva and his friend ran into two other young men who were also out walking, Corina said. The four got into an argument  — "a 'What are you looking at?' type argument," Corina said — and one of the suspects pulled out a knife and stabbed Leyva. 

The attacker, described as Latino and in his late teens or early 20s, ran away with his friend, Corina said.

Leyva was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:39 a.m., about 12 minutes after he was stabbed, according to coroner's records. His …

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Anthony Hermosillo, 27

Anthony Hermosillo, a 27-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Sunday, Aug. 22, in the 5200 block of Banewell Avenue in Vincent, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Authorities received a call of shots fired about 6:15 p.m., said L.A. County sheriff 's homicide Det. Ron Duval, who is handling the investigation.

When police arrived, they found Hermosillo in his parked car with gunshot wounds. He was taken to County-USC Medical Center, where he died a short time later, Duval said.

While Hermosillo was being taken to the hospital, Covina police stopped a car near Enid Avenue and Arrow Highway. Inside, they found Michael Velez, a 30-year-old Latino, who also had gunshot wounds, Duval said. Paramedics were called, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses to the shooting said two men were shooting at each other. Investigators believe Hermosillo shot Velez, but someone else shot Hermosillo. The third assailant …

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Michael Velez, 30

Michael Velez, a 30-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Aug. 22, in the 5200 block of Banewell Avenue in Vincent, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Authorities received a call reporting gunshots about 6:15 p.m., said L.A. County sheriff's homicide Det. Ron Duval, who is handling the investigation.

When police arrived, they found Anthony Hermosillo, a 27-year-old Latino, in his parked car with gunshot wounds. He was taken to County-USC Medical Center, where he died a short time later, Duval said.

While Hermosillo was being taken to the hospital, Covina police stopped a car near Enid Avenue and Arrow Highway. Inside, they found Velez, who also had gunshot wounds, Duval said. Paramedics were called and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses to the shooting said two men were shooting at each other. Investigators believe Hermosillo shot Velez, but someone else shot Hermosillo. The third assailant was …

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Dalton Edward Rahman, 18

Dalton Rahman, an 18-year-old white man, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies on Thursday, Nov. 5, in the 17000 block of Orkney Street in unincorporated Los Angeles County, authorities said.

The shooting occurred about 8:30 p.m., after a car chase in the unincorporated section of Azusa in the San Gabriel Valley, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The suspect crashed the car and fled to the backyard of a house on Orkney, according to the statement. A police dog went after the suspect.

When deputies got the suspect to the ground, he grabbed one of the deputies' guns and fired several rounds, according to the statement.

No deputies were injured.

The suspect was shot several times by another deputy and was pronounced dead at the scene.

-- Baxter Holmes