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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Rony Josue Parras-Mendez, an 18-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by Los Angeles police Monday, Dec. 31 in the 13600 block of Vanowen Street in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

About 4:40 a.m., LAPD officers responded to an apartment regarding a call of a screaming woman, according to a news release from the department.

Parras-Mendez came to the door of the apartment armed with a “large kitchen knife,” according to police.

Police said Parras-Mendez was given commands that he ignored and “quickly moved toward one of the officers,” prompting the shooting.

Mendez was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:52 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Police said that before the shooting, Parras-Mendez had assaulted a man who lived at the complex. The man received treatment at a local hospital.  A nine-inch knife was recovered at the scene, police ...

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Kaybeen Razana, a 26-year-old white male, died Thursday, Dec. 28, after being shot in South Gate, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Jose Lemus, a 57-year-old Latino male, died Friday, Dec. 21, after being shot in Azusa, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Christopher Deandre Mitchell, a 23-year-old black male, died Friday, Dec. 7, after being shot in Torrance, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Martin Lopez, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Nov. 21, after being shot in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Albert Ramon Dorsey, a 30-year-old black male, died Monday, Oct. 29, after being shot in Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Robert George Olivas, a 33-year-old male, died Saturday, Oct. 20, in Studio City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Ivan Pena, a 42-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Sept. 24, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Fernando Cruz, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, Sept. 22, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Rene Herrera, a 39-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, after being shot in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Vanessa Marquez, a 49-year-old Latina, was fatally shot by police officers Thursday, Aug. 30, in the 1100 block of Fremont Avenue in South Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators. 

Marquez was an actress who starred as student Ana Delgado in the 1988 film “Stand and Deliver,” and appeared regularly as nurse Wendy Goldman on the popular television medical drama “ER” between 1994 and 1997.

About noon on Aug. 30, Marquez’s landlord asked the South Pasadena Police Department to check on her welfare because he was worried about her health, said sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza. 

Three officers and a mental health clinician who was working with the officers went to Marquez’s home and noticed she was having “brief” seizures, Mendoza said. 

They called paramedics, who came to help Marquez, he said. The seizures ended but Marquez was not cooperative and refused to ...

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