Sean B. Cowen, a 24-year-old white male, was fatally shot on Wednesday, Jan. 16, on Rancho Center Drive at City Ranch Road, about a half mile south of Elizabeth Lake Road in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators. 

Cowen, a resident of Van Nuys, was one of four men who were shot on the remote, unlighted road around 11 p.m. that night. 

Three of the men, including Cowen, were pronounced dead at the scene. A fourth man called 911 to report he had been shot in the face. The survivor was taken to a Palmdale  hospital that night, and later transferred to an undisclosed location for more "specialized medical care," Lt. Derrick Alfred said Tuesday.

The other dead were listed as David Adalberto Hernandez-Licona, a 25-year-old Latino from Boyle Heights, and Olukayode A. “Kayode” Owolabi, a 27-year-old black male formerly from New York who ...

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Frank Borsotti, a 61-year-old white male, died Thursday, Jan. 3, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

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.

Natali M. Glukhovskiy, a 39-year-old white female, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, after being shot in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Alexandr V. Glukhovskiy, a 13-year-old white male, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, after being shot in Valley Glen, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Melanie Ann Cunningham, a 58-year-old white female, died Monday, Dec. 17, after being stabbed in East Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Andres Moctezuma Jr., a 49-year-old white male, died Monday, Dec. 17, after being shot in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Susie Drake, a 73-year-old white female, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, in Baldwin Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Geoff Garland, a 40-year-old white male, died Sunday, Nov. 11, after being shot in Atwater Village, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Robert Allen Garten Jr., a 50-year-old white male, died Friday, Nov. 9, after being strangled in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Mildred Mary Jansen, a 93-year-old white female, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, after sustaining blunt force trauma in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

John Edward Venti, a 74-year-old white male, died Friday, Nov. 2, after being stabbed in Diamond Bar, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Linda Kay Venti, a 68-year-old white female, died Friday, Nov. 2, after being stabbed in Diamond Bar, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Mischa Pinchuk, a 30-year-old white male, died Monday, Oct. 29, after being shot in North Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Jesus Baena, a 27-year-old white male, died Saturday, Oct. 27, after being shot in Cypress Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.