Marlena Virginia Alvirez, a 13-year-old Latina, was fatally shot Tuesday, Aug. 13, in the 1700 block of West Avenue J-15 in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Marlena was at home in the bedroom she shared with her brother and two sisters when she was shot around 5:30 p.m., said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Richard Biddle. 

Deputies were initially called to the home about someone being shot by a BB gun, Biddle said, "but almost simultaneously the hospital called to report that a juvenile was in the emergency room with a gunshot wound."

Investigators went to both locations and discovered the calls were related, he said. A family member drove Marlena to the hospital, but she was pronounced dead at 5:46 p.m., according to coroner's records. 

Her brother, Eddie Alvirez, 18, is suspected of firing the gun ...

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Martin Carlos Jr., a 35-year-old Latino, was pronounced dead on Monday, Aug. 12, after he was shot on the Los Angeles River West Bike Route, north of the Imperial Highway, in South Gate, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records. 

Firefighters were called to the scene around 4:40 p.m. regarding a body on the bike path between Imperial Highway and Firestone Boulevard, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Sgt. Richard Biddle said. 

Carlos' body was found on the path just north of Imperial Highway, Biddle said. 

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:25 p.m., according to coroner's records. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the head. 

Biddle said it appeared Carlos lived in a tent along the riverbed and had probably been shot several hours before he was found. 

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Ramon Cortez, a 35-year-old Latino male, died Thursday, Aug. 8, after being shot in North Hills, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Enrique Rosales Garcia, a 25-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, Aug. 7, after being shot in Sun Valley, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Jose Salvador Zavala, a 22-year-old Latino male, died Wednesday, July 31, in Compton, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Enry Villarreal, a 23-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, July 28, in Gardena, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Juan Jose Diaz, a 24-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, July 27, near Avenue 26 and Humboldt Street in Lincoln Heights, according to police.

Shortly after midnight Saturday, Diaz was eating near a taco stand with his girlfriend and her two brothers when he saw someone tagging on a wall, according to law enforcement sources.

Diaz told the person to stop, which led to a confrontation in which he was shot. He died at the scene and his girlfriend’s brother was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Outside Diaz’s family home in Cypress Park the day after the shooting, a longtime friend of the officer told the Los Angeles Times that Diaz wanted to make a difference in his city.

Gang activity plagued Cypress Park when they were growing up there in the early 2000s, said Eduardo, who declined to give his last name because the shooter ...

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Carlos Ignacio Zaragoza, a 56-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, July 25, in the 21900 block of Roscoe Boulevard in Canoga Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 2 a.m., Gerry Dean Zaragoza, a 26-year-old Latino, opened fire on his father, Carlos Ignacio Zaragoza; his brother, Carlos Pierre Zaragoza; and his mother inside an apartment.

His mother was hospitalized with a wound to the hand.

Both the father and brother were pronounced dead at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Police said that about 45 minutes later, Gerry Zaragoza went to North Hollywood, where he opened fire on a former girlfriend and a man outside a Shell gas station. The man survived his injuries.

Hours later, he tried to rob a man outside a Bank of America in Canoga Park.

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Carlos Pierre Zaragoza, a 33-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, July 25, in the 21900 block of Roscoe Boulevard in Canoga Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 2 a.m., Gerry Dean Zaragoza, a 26-year-old Latino, opened fire on his brother, Carlos Pierre Zaragoza; his father, Carlos Ignacio Zaragoza, 56; and his mother inside an apartment.

His mother was hospitalized with a wound to the hand.

Both the brother and father were pronounced dead at the scene, according to coroner’s records.

Police said that about 45 minutes later, Gerry Zaragoza went to North Hollywood, where he opened fire on a former girlfriend and a man outside a Shell gas station.

Hours later, he tried to rob a man outside a Bank of America in Canoga Park.

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department were deployed across the San Fernando Valley in an attempt ...

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Azucena “Susie” Lepe, 45, was shot and killed Thursday, July 25, in the 6700 block of Vineland Avenue in North Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly after 2:40 a.m., Lepe was at a Shell gas station when she was shot along with another man, police said.

Lepe was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. 

Lepe’s family told CBS-TV Channel 2 that the woman was a mother of four who had briefly dated the suspect, Gerry Dean Zaragoza, a 26-year-old Latino.

That morning, Zaragoza is suspected of killing four people, including Lepe.

About 45 minutes before Lepe was killed, Zaragoza is suspected of killing his 33-year-old brother and his 56-year-old father. His mother was also shot in the hand.

Hours after the shooting at the gas station, police said that Zaragoza tried to rob a man outside a Bank of ...

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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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Manuel Ayala, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, July 21, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

Genoveva Robles 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. 

"This was a reckless display of criminal behavior," Chief Robert Luna said in the ...

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Alcides Quiros-Portillo, a 27-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, July 20, near Whitsett Avenue and Burbank Boulevard in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records.

Shortly before 7 p.m., Quiros-Portillo was in an alley behind a 7-Eleven with another person when a light blue sedan drove up, said Los Angeles Police Officer Gabe Bucknell. 

The driver inquired about the victim's gang affiliation, shot him, then fled, Bucknell said.

Quiros-Portillo was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:21 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Police identified the suspect as Omar Quintanilla, a 35-year-old Latino, Bucknell said.

Quintanilla has been charged with one count of murder with gang and gun allegations and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

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Daniel Antonio Quevedo Alvarez, a 27-year-old Latino male, died Friday, July 19, after being shot in Eagle Rock, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.