Rickie Cornell Starks, a 65-year-old black man, was fatally shot on Wednesday, July 3, near the corner of Spruce Street and Aranbe Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Investigators believe Starks was riding his bicycle when he was struck by gunfire during a shootout between Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies and a black Cadillac Escalade around 11 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Derrick Alfred.

Deputies didn't find Starks' body until they went to secure evidence at the shooting scene, which was littered with spent bullets, Alfred said. 

Starks was found lying in the street near his bicycle and was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:25 p.m., according to coroner's records. 

One deputy was injured and a patrol car disabled by the intermittent gunfire between Compton and Inglewood, where at least four suspects ...

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Paul David Rea, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 27, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jose Salvador Meza, a 35-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 6, after being shot in San Gabriel, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ryan Twyman, a 24-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies Thursday, June 6, near East 132nd and South San Pedro streets in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Twyman was sitting in a white sedan with another person in the parking lot of an apartment complex about 7:30 p.m. when the sheriff's department said in a statement that deputies approached him.

“During the contact, a deputy-involved shooting occurred,” the department said in a statement.

It remains unclear what prompted the shooting.

Twyman was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:50 p.m., according to coroner's records.

He was one of three men killed by sheriff's deputies in a single day.

Twyman was a father of three children and also cared for his girlfriend's daughter. A fundraising page has been set up for ...

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Jose Antonio De Santiago-Medina, a 59-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 6, after being shot in Atwater Village, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Pablo Garcia, a 42-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, May 21, after being shot in Lynwood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Daniel Loren Warren, a 36-year-old black male, died Friday, May 17, after being shot in Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Malik Ali Gresham, a 36-year-old black male, died Monday, May 13, after being shot in Gardena, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Eddie Phillip Herrera, a 51-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, May 9, after being shot in Montebello, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

David Flores, a 36-year-old Latino, was shot by Los Angeles police Monday, April 22, near South Figueroa Street and West Gardena Boulevard in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 6:40 a.m., officers from the LAPD’s Southeast Division responded to a call of a family dispute in which shots were fired in the 16700 block of South Denver Avenue, according to police.

As officers were on their way, they received information that a man was in the intersection near South Figueroa Street. As the two officers approached the intersection, they saw a man who matched the description of the suspect and was armed with a gun, police said.

The man, later identified as Flores, shot at the officers as they got out of their vehicle, and the officers fired back, authorities said.

Flores was struck and pronounced dead at the scene at ...

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William Ty Crawford, a 47-year-old white male, died Sunday, April 14, after being shot in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Brian Leslie Statler, a 30-year-old black man, was shot and killed by Inglewood police Wednesday, March 27, in the 300 block of S. Market Street in Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 3:30 p.m., Statler drove up to the Church of Scientology of Inglewood in a white Bentley and walked inside with a “very large sword,” police said.

About five people were in the lobby when Statler entered. Police would not describe what happened inside, but said that two police officers, along with Statler, were shot.

Statler was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:33 p.m., according to coroner’s records. 

One officer was shot in the hand, the other in the forearm. Neither injury was believed to be life-threatening.

At a news conference the night of the shooting, Inglewood Police Lt. Oscar Mejia said authorities ...

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Timothy John Beckwith, a 49-year-old white male, died Sunday, March 17, after being shot in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Wilfredo Hernandez, a 47-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Feb. 14, after being shot in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

 Dimas Diaz Jr., a 43-year-old Latino, was fatally shot by law enforcement officers on Saturday, Jan. 12, on the 101 Freeway just north of the Las Virgenes Road exit in Calabasas, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

The incident began in the late morning when Ventura County Sheriff's Department deputies went to a home in Camarillo regarding a domestic violence incident, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Scott Hoglund. The alleged assault involved a woman Diaz had been dating, Hoglund said.

When the deputies arrived, Diaz fled in a stolen sedan, Hoglund said, and the deputies got into their car and gave chase, through the city limits of Camarillo. When Diaz drove south on the 101 Freeway, California Highway Patrol officers joined the pursuit.

Diaz crashed his car on the 101 Freeway just north of the Las Virgenes Road exit around 11:15 a ...

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