Dimas Penaloa Quiroz, a 28-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Sunday, July 21, in the 1200 block of Molina Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Long Beach Police officers were called to the neighborhood of apartments and homes around 2 a.m. regarding a man with a gunshot wound to his upper torso, according to a department news release. 

The man later identified as Quiroz, a resident of Long Beach, was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3:03 a.m., according to coroner's records. 

Investigators learned that Quiroz got into an argument with at least one other man, which led to the shooting, according to the release. The shooter reportedly fled on foot.

The motive of the shooting is not known, according to the release, but investigators believe it may be gang related. 

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Genoveva Rivera, also known as Genoveva Rivera Robles, a 59-year-old Latina, was fatally shot on Saturday, July 20, in the 1100 block of East 10th Street in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.  

Rivera was in her home shortly before 11 p.m. when she was struck by gunfire that originated outside, according to a news release from the Long Beach Police Department. 

Investigators believe someone was firing their gun on the street at the corner of East 10th Street and Cerritos Avenue, and that neither Rivera nor her home was the intended target, according to the release. 

Rivera was struck at least once in the upper torso and taken to a  hospital where she was pronounced dead at 11:22 p.m., according to coroner records. 

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Andrew Joseph Espinoza, a 19-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, July 17, in Lomita, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Cristian Jonathan Alarcon, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Monday, July 15, in Temple City, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

 Joshua Paul Andrade, a 27-year-old Latino, was found dead Sunday, July 14, by the railroad tracks east of the Rio Hondo River in Pico Rivera, between Washington Boulevard and East Slauson Avenue, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's investigators. 

Andrade was a homeless man who lived in the Pico Rivera area, said Lt. Joe Mendoza. Someone walking near the railroad tracks spotted his body shortly before 9 a.m. and called deputies. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:54 a.m., according to coroner's records. Mendoza said it appeared Andrade was shot, but the autopsy is pending. 

Investigators don't have a motive for the shooting or any suspects, Mendoza said. 

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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John David Medrano, a 24-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, July 14, in Azusa, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

 Nancy Romero, a 46-year-old Latina, was fatally shot on Thursday, July 11, in the 300 block of Magnolia Boulevard in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Long Beach Police investigators were called to the scene shortly before 8 am. regarding a woman lying on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds near the Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse, according to a department news release.

The woman, later identified as Romero, was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at 8:29 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as gunshot wounds to the back. 

The Long Beach Post quoted residents as saying that Romero often took walks in the neighborhood. A small memorial at the shooting site included a note on a bouquet of flowers that called Romero "one of the kindest persons in the whole world, rest in peace." The ...

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Luis Paul Rivera, a 40-year-old Latino male, died Monday, July 1, after being shot in La Puente, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

 Ruben Martin Lopez Becerra, a 25-year-old Latino, died on Monday, July 1, after he was shot in the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records.

Lopez Becerra was driving south on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue around 8:40 p.m. with a friend and family member, according to Long Beach Police spokeswoman Shaunna Dandoy; a 19-year-old male in the front seat and an 18-year-old female in the rear.

Investigators believe Lopez Becerra got into an argument with a group of men who were sitting  near 12th Street, and the men fired several shots toward the car, according to the department news release. 

Lopez Becerra was struck in the upper torso and drove himself to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:53 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was ...

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Richard Tovalin, a 31-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Sunday, June 30, in the 400 block of Tonopah Avenue in La Puente, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Tovalin was sitting in his parked car, talking to two friends in the driveway of a home, when a small gray or silver-colored SUV drove up around 6:30 p.m. and a man with a gun got out and opened fire, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

The gunfire struck all three men, Dean said. Tovalin was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:47 p.m., according to coroner's records The cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. 

One of his friends, a 25-year-old Latino from La Puente, was standing outside the car and was shot at least twice in the upper torso, Dean said. He was taken to the hospital ...

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Christopher Campbell, a 23-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Saturday, June 29, in the 1100 block of West 91st Street in Westmont, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's office. 

Campbell was allegedly one of three men who  entered a home on West 91st Street  and began assaulting a 23-year-old man who lived there, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

During the assault, the victim's brother, 27, came home and "saw three individuals kicking the crap out of  his brother," Dean said, "so he grabbed a kitchen knife and stabbed one of the suspects."

The three attackers left, Dean said, and a short time later, deputies spotted the suspect car at West 93rd Street and Normandie Avenue, about half a mile away. The deputies found Campbell, who was suffering from stab wounds, and a second suspect, James Henderson, 24, and called for paramedics, Dean ...

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Daniel Ma, a 28-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Friday, June 28, in the 14600 block of Demblon Street in Baldwin Park, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Ma and his uncle, Gregory Thomas Kingsbury, a 37-year-old white man, got into an argument outside the family home where Ma resided and Kingsbury sometime stayed, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean told the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. 

Kingsbury allegedly shot Ma during the argument, around 10 a.m. and then fled from the scene. His gray 2012 Nissan Altima was found abandoned later that day.

Ma was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:11 a.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the right abdomen. 

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David Peter Juarez, a 31-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on Friday, June 28, in the 100 block of North Winton Avenue in the South San Jose Hills area of La Puente, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Juarez, a resident of East Los Angeles, was walking on Winton Avenue with a 22-year-old Latino friend around 10:35 p.m., after leaving a party, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Brandon Dean. 

The friend lived in the area, Dean said, and the two were walking toward a taco truck when a dark-colored sedan pulled up near them. Two men got out and began firing at Juarez and his friend, striking them both in the upper torsos. The suspects then got back in the car and drove away, heading south on Winton. 

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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.

Richard Mendoza Mendoza Jr Jr., a 36-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, June 27, after being shot in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.