Anthony Nelson III, a 20-year-old black man, died on Tuesday, Dec. 27, after he was stabbed in the 4900 block of East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 8:30 p.m., Nelson was standing in the parking lot of the Belvedere Skatepark when he was stabbed, said said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Joe Mendoza.
Nelson, a skateboarder who lived in the area, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:14 p.m.
Investigators don’t know why Nelson was in the parking lot, and they haven’t been able to get any suspect information, Mendoza said.
“As soon as it happened, the people around him were like, ‘I’m out of there,’ ” Mendoza said.
Nelson lived nearby and was not a gang member, Mendoza said.
The area is predominately Latino, and local gang members may have mistaken Nelson …
Ryan Devaughn Joseph, a 20-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Los Angeles police on Sunday, Dec. 18, in the 6000 block of South Western Avenue in Harvard Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 8:25 p.m., officers from the Los Angeles Police Department's Metro Division observed a man who held his hands near his waistband and who was believed to be carrying a weapon, said Lt. Chris Ramirez with the LAPD.
When officers approached, the man — later identified as Joseph by the coroner's office — fled and ran through an apartment building before turning north on Western toward 60th Street.
At that point, at least one officer opened fire, striking Joseph, Ramirez said.
Joseph was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said it was not clear what happened in the moments leading up to the shooting. Ramirez said a handgun was recovered at …
Davion Gregory, a 24-year-old black man, died Sunday, Dec. 11, after he was shot in the 100 block of West Victoria Street in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Gregory and two other men were walking toward the entrance of a warehouse about 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, where people had gathered for what was billed as a “Naughty or Nice Pajama Jam” on social media, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Sgt. Richard Biddle.
As they walked up the driveway, at least one person began shooting, striking Gregory and the two men near him, Biddle said. Investigators believe the three men were friends who planned to attend the party.
The three were taken to a nearby hospital, where Gregory was pronounced dead at 1:51 a.m., according to coroner’s records. His friends were treated for their injuries and released, said Sgt. Bill Cotter.
The event, which included security …
Tyrone Davis, a 16-year-old black teenager, was fatally shot Saturday, Dec. 10, in the 1700 block of West 58th Street in Harvard Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 6:30 p.m., Davis and a friend left the Slauson Super Mall and were walking along West 58th Street when a vehicle pulled alongside them, said Los Angeles Police Det. Chris Barling.
Multiple people got out of the car, described as a light-colored sedan, and shot at the teenagers. The sedan was then driven away eastbound on West 58th Street.
Davis was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:38 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
His friend, a 17-year-old, was also struck, but he is expected to survive. A 25-year-old Latino who was standing nearby was also hospitalized but will recover.
So far, police believe the incident is connected to gang activity because “gang slogans” were exchanged before the shooting, Barling …
Dion Leonard Moss, a 45-year-old black man, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, after he was shot at the corner of Compton Avenue and 118th Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Investigators were called about 4:35 p.m. about gunshots, said Lt. Joe Mendoza.
Police found Moss, who had been shot multiple times, sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car, Mendoza said. Moss’s two adult passengers, a black woman and a black man, were not injured.
Moss was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:48 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the head, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Witnesses said the three friends were talking in the parked car when another car pulled up and at least one person inside began shooting, Mendoza said.
It’s not clear how many people were in the second car or how many were shooting, Mendoza said. The witnesses were …
Donald Dewayne Gathright, a 33-year-old black man, was shot and killed on Saturday, Dec. 3, in the 300 block of East 142nd Street in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Gathright lived in Moreno Valley, according to coroner's records, but he was visiting friends about 5:12 p.m. when the shooting occurred, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Troy Ewing.
"All we know is he was hanging out with some people outside and then gunshots were heard," Ewing said. "A neighbor looked out the window, saw the victim lying on the driveway and called 911. When deputies arrived, several people were hanging out on the street, but they refused to give us any assistance or accounts about what happened."
Gathright was shot twice, Ewing said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:35 p.m., according to coroner's records.
Investigators don't have a description of the shooter, nor do …
Yvonne Yelice Moore, a 50-year-old black female, died Saturday, Dec. 3, in Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Paul Mark Reed Jr., a 26-year-old black man, died Saturday, Dec. 3, after he was shot near East 109th Place and Wilmington Avenue in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly before 11 p.m. on Dec. 2, Reed was sitting inside a vehicle when shots were fired and he was struck, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri. Police believe the shooter fired from the sidewalk, but it’s unknown if words were exchanged prior to the incident.
A man sitting in the driver's side of the vehicle was not injured.
Reed was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead the following day at 10:40 p.m. according to coroner’s records.
Police believe more than one person got into a vehicle and fled, but it’s unknown what kind of vehicle was involved.
Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD's Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5110. …
Kenneth Monroe Jackson, a 55-year-old black male, died Wednesday, Nov. 30, after sustaining blunt force trauma.
Dalisa Lynetta Kuykendall, a 47-year-old black female, died Sunday, Nov. 27, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Harbor City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
Edwin Odell Moore, a 59-year-old black male, died Sunday, Nov. 27, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Downtown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
Larry James Dillingham Jr., a 29-year-old black man, was shot and killed Monday, Nov. 21, near Stanford Avenue and East 97th Street in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
Shortly after noon, Dillingham was working on a car as a group of fewer than 10 people stood nearby. That's when a vehicle drove by and a person opened fire, said Los Angeles Police Det. Nathan Kouri.
Dillingham was struck and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:50 p.m., according to coroner’s records.
It’s unclear whether Dillingham was the target, Kouri said.
The gunman's vehicle, described as a black sedan, was driven away south on Stanford Avenue, then east on East 98th Street.
Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (323) 786-5111. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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Jacare Demar Smith, a 36-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the 3800 block of El Segundo Boulevard in Hawthorne, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records
Smith was standing with two other men in front of Young's Liquor Mart at the southwest corner of El Segundo Boulevard and Doty Avenue about 3:21 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Joe Mendoza.
Witnesses told investigators that a dark-colored four-door sedan pulled into the parking lot and three black men got out, Mendoza said. The men who got out of the car had a brief argument with one of the three men, then one of the men who got out of the car pulled out a gun and began firing.
Smith was shot multiple times in the upper torso, Mendoza said. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:30 p.m., according to coroner's records.
One man …