Sean Parmley, a 38-year-old white man, was stabbed in the 2900 block of Sepulveda Boulevard in West Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 30, at about 8:40 p.m., and was taken to the UCLA hospital, where he died a short time later, at about 9:30 p.m. Two men came to the door of his apartment. There was an argument, then a fistfight. One of the suspects pulled out a knife and stabbed Parmley, then both fled on foot. Parmley was single and had moved south from Santa Rosa in recent months, police said.

-- Jill Leovy

Sean Julian Nunez, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Dec. 30, after sustaining blunt force trauma in West Whittier-Los Nietos, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Lewis Mingo, a 65-year-old black man, was found shot dead in the underground parking structure of an apartment building at 4203 W. Rosecrans Blvd. in Lawndale at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29.

Deputies responded to a shots-fired call, and found him dead. Investigators believe several people were in the garage shortly beforehand, playing a game of dominoes, but it is unclear what led to the shooting, said sheriff's homicide Lt. Gil Carrillo. Mingo lived in the apartment complex, and worked as an apartment manager, he said.

-- Jill Leovy

A human skull was found Saturday, Dec. 29, at milepoint 2.23 of Red Box Canyon Road on Mt. Wilson, according to the Los Angeles County coroner.

The remains, called "Unidentified #13 Doe" by the coroner, were not given a gender or an estimated age.

The case was listed as a homicide.

-- Megan Garvey

Timothy Crawford, 32, a black man, was shot at the intersection of McKinley Avenue and Alondra Boulevard in Compton at about 6:03 p.m. Dec. 28. Crawford and a friend were driving away from a liquor store, said Lt. Gil Carrillo of Sheriff's Homicide Bureau. Crawford was in the passenger seat. They stopped at a stop sign, about to turn. A black man or youth standing on the curb, and "for unknown reasons" fired a gun into the car. Crawford was wounded; the driver was not injured and drove him to his house, which was only a block away, and paramedics came there, and took him to a hospital, where he died shortly after, at 8:08 p.m.

-- Jill Leovy

Jacklyn Villanueva, 22, a Latina woman, died after she was stabbed in the street at 4744 Myrtle Street in Pico Rivera at about 1:45 a.m. Dec. 28, and a female friend was badly wounded in the same incident.

The stabbing was a domestic crime of sorts, said Sheriff's Det. Mike Rodriguez. Villanueva's friend had been dating a young man, and the two women had gone to this young man's house that night. Some kind of conflict erupted involving the dating couple, and the young man grew enraged and attacked both women with a knife in the street outside the home. Villanueva died at the scene. Her friend was hospitalized in critical condition but is now considered stable. After the stabbing, the suspect got in a car and drove to Rio Hondo Park. He was arrested. Police identified him as Brian Galvan, 20, a Latino young man

-- Jill Leovy

Kami Stevens, a 40-year-old white woman, was shot and killed by Long Beach police at 1021 Coronado Ave. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, according to authorities.

Officers had gone to the location after getting a call about a dispute. When they arrived, they found Stevens distraught and on the roof, according to a police news release.

Officers could see that she had a handgun and tried to negotiate with her, the release said. Officers said she pointed her weapon at them and they fired at her.

She was taken to a hospital where she died.

-- Megan Garvey

Jeremy Solomon, 20, a young black man, was shot and killed while sitting in a car at Jesse Owens Community Regional Park at 96th and Western in South Los Angeles at about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26. A second young man was wounded in this shooting.

Solomon and his friend were both college students studying art. They were sitting and chatting. Solomon was in the passenger seat. A young heavy-set black man walked up to the car, and, "for no reason at all," shot into it, striking them both, said Det. Carlos Velasquez of LAPD's South Bureau. Solomon was transported to California Hospital where he died; his friend was shot in the leg and remains hospitalized in stable condition. A $75,000 reward has been offered for information in this case. Anyone with any information is asked to call Det. Rocky Sato of the LAPD at (213) 485-1383.

-- Jill Leovy

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Diego Cruz, 15, a Latino youth, was shot and killed in the 5600 block of Santa Monica Boulevard at about 8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 24.

The driver of a passing car heard shots, saw him collapse, and called 911. Passersby said they heard four or five shots.

Cruz was on the sidewalk, not breathing, when police arrived, and he was taken to Cedars-Sinai. Cruz was a student at Hollywood High. His family are Oaxaquenos from the Mexican state of Oaxaca and speak a mix of Spanish and Zapoteco.

Martimiano Cruz Lopez, Diego's father, is a cook at Swingers restaurant on Beverly Boulevard. He was at the East Hollywood apartment he shared with his son Wednesday trying to make arrangements to have his son's body sent from the morgue at the hospital back to Mexico, with the help of the Mexican Consulate. Looking exhausted and tense, he seemed reluctant to sit, …

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Danny Flores, a 32-year-old Latino male, died Monday, Dec. 24, after being shot in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Monica Youngblood, 23, a black woman and Shelton Sumerall, a 32-year-old black man,  were shot and killed in an apartment building in the 6700 block of 11th Avenue near Crenshaw Boulevard in South L.A. at about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 24, said Carlos Velasquez, LAPD 77th Street Division homicide supervisor.

-- Jill Leovy

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Shelton Sumerall, a 32-year-old black man, and Monica Youngblood, 23, a black woman, were shot and killed in an apartment building in the 6700 block of 11th Avenue near Crenshaw Boulevard in South L.A. at about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 24, said Carlos Velasquez, LAPD 77th Street Division homicide supervisor.

-- Jill Leovy

Darryl E. Gates, a 56-year-old black male, died Sunday, Dec. 23, after sustaining blunt force trauma.

 Joe Alvarado, 22, a Latino man, was shot multiple times while sitting in his car on Saturday, Dec. 22, at about 5 p.m. in the 800 block of Mines Avenue in Montebello. His friends took Alvarado to Beverly Hospital minutes after the shooting. He was transferred to County-USC Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:56 p.m.

Neighbors who knew Alvarado said he was happy, and funny.  "He had a heart that was just too big to crush," said Vanessa Dominguez, 16, hands over her heart. She called him by the nickname "JoJo." Neighbors said Alvarado worked as a repossession tow truck driver for his uncle. His plans were to save money, move in with his girlfriend and start a family, Vanessa said.

On the day of the shooting, Dominguez was upstairs. "I had my hands near my head when I suddenly felt warm," she said. "My hands started …

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Aviantay Williams, 16, a black youth, was shot at 1116 N. Santa Fe Avenue in Compton and died at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22.

The killing was a drive-by shooting, one of several recently. Williams was standing in front of a house, and was shot in the abdomen. He was taken to St. Francis hospital, where he died.