Nicholas Armando Burgos Jr., a 38-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 1, after being shot by law enforcement near 1000 W. Carson St. in West Carson, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Fred Williams III, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies Friday, Oct. 16, in the 2200 block of East 121st Street in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
About 5:30 p.m., deputies were on a "routine patrol check" of Mona Park and saw a group of about 10 to 15 people in the parking lot, according to a news release from the L.A. County Sheriff's Department.
The deputies said one of the people in the group was holding a firearm and when he saw the deputies, he ran out of the parking lot.
One of the deputies chased the man, identified as Williams, down a driveway and into a backyard. Authorities said that Williams pointed his gun at a deputy, "at which point a deputy involved shooting occurred."
Williams was pronounced dead at the scene. The department said it recovered a …
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Dana Mitchell Young Jr., a 47-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by law enforcement Thursday, Oct. 15, near West 108th Street and South Vermont Avenue in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
About 4 a.m., deputies responded to a call of a woman being kidnapped at gunpoint near South Figueroa and West 103rd streets, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Authorities said that Young forced a woman into his silver SUV and fled. A friend of the woman followed the vehicle. At one point, the SUV stopped and the driver got out, fired a round at the friend and at a vehicle in the same intersection, then resumed driving, the department said.
Deputies tracked the SUV to a park-and-ride in the 11600 block of Vermont Avenue and as they approached, the man began driving away. As the SUV began accelerating, …
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Kevin Carr, a 23-year-old Black male, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, after being shot by law enforcement near the 11000 block of South Figueroa Street in Vermont Vista, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Samuel Herrera Jr., a Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Sept. 10, by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies in the 500 block of South Bradfield Avenue in Compton, according to law enforcement and county coroner's records.
About 5:36 a.m., detectives from the Sheriff's Department's Operation Safe Streets Bureau were serving a search warrant when they said Herrera "opened fire," according to a department news release.
Herrera was pronounced dead at the scene and a weapon was recovered. The department has placed a security hold on information regarding the case with the coroner's office. The Times will follow up as more information, such as what led to the shooting and Herrera's age, becomes available.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Dijon Durand Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by law enforcement Monday, Aug. 31, in the 1200 block of West 109th Place in Westmont, according to authorities and coroner’s records.
About 3:16 p.m., two deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s South Los Angeles station were driving on Budlong Avenue when they spotted a man identified as Kizzee riding his bicycle in violation of a vehicle code, said Lt. Brandon Dean.
Deputies tried to make contact with Kizzee, but they said he dropped the bicycle and ran north on Budlong for a block with deputies behind him. Deputies tried again to make contact with Kizzee in the 1200 block of West 109th Place, but, Dean said, he punched one of them in the face.
Kizzee then dropped a bundle of clothing he had been carrying, and deputies spotted a black handgun in the pile.
Deputies then …
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Anthony Guydale McClain, a 32-year-old Black male, died Saturday, Aug. 15, after being shot by law enforcement near North Raymond Avenue S/O Grandview Street in Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Aleksandr Sergeyev Rusanovskiy, a 31-year-old white male, died Friday, Aug. 14, after being shot by law enforcement near 6400 Reseda Blvd. in Reseda, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Jesse Lee Vanloozen, a 34-year-old white male, died Monday, Aug. 3, after being shot by law enforcement near 8850 Washington Blvd. in Culver City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Andres F. Guardado Pineda, a 18-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 18, after being shot by law enforcement near the 400 block of West Redondo Beach Boulevard in West Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Tony Rocha Lugo, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Saturday, June 13, after being shot by law enforcement near 20th Street & East Palmdale Boulevard in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Michael Lenvell Thomas, a 61-year-old Black male, died Thursday, June 11, after being shot by law enforcement near 606 West Avenue H 12 in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Jarrid Wayne Hurst, a 35-year-old white male, died Sunday, June 7, after being shot by law enforcement near Railroad Street & South Azusa Avenue in Industry, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Robert Melton Colvin, a 39-year-old white man, was fatally shot by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday, May 29, in the 1700 block of West Avenue K in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
At 7:48 p.m., deputies patrolling the Lancaster Station area saw a man walking east on the sidewalk, according to a news release from the department.
Deputies approached the man and said they saw a “firearm in his hand.”
Deputies got into an altercation with Colvin, who was “taken to the ground, during which time a deputy-involved shooting occurred.”
Colvin was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Authorities said a replica firearm was found at the scene.
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Rommel Firmalino Mendoza, a 50-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by a Los Angeles police officer Wednesday, May 27, in the 6400 block of Elmer Avenue in North Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
At 11:35 a.m., officers from the LAPD’s North Hollywood Division responded to a call of a neighbor dispute, according to a news release from the department.
Officers arrived, spoke with the person who called police, then tried to make contact with Mendoza, who had gone back to his home.
As officers approached his home, he began screaming at the officers from inside, then came outside, holding a wide-bladed sword, police said.
He “ordered the officers to shoot him,” according to police, then moved toward the officers. The officers went back to the street and made a radio call for help. Officers continued to ask Mendoza to drop the sword.
Police said they put …
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