Covina: Glenn Patrick Rose, 25, a white man, was shot and killed by deputies and officers while driving a pickup truck in the 300 block of 1st Avenue in Covina about 2:07 a.m. Tuesday, May 13.
Authorities said California Highway Patrol officers were on the Pomona Freeway pursuing a 1991 white Honda Accord believed to have been stolen by Rose and his girlfriend. Deputies from the Walnut sheriff's station were asked to assist when the chase moved from the freeway to Covina streets.
L.A. County Sheriff's Department officials said the couple drove into an alley in the 300 block of 1st Avenue, where they abandoned the Accord and took a 1989 burgundy pickup truck that was parked in the alley. According to authorities, a CHP car slammed into the back of the truck as it was pulling out. The truck then collided with a sheriff's patrol car. Still attempting to flee, the driver backed the truck into the same CHP car, then drove toward deputies who were taking cover behind a nearby vehicle. Fearing for their lives, deputies and CHP officers fired several shots. Rose was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Lt. David Coleman of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau.
Rose's girlfriend, Sarah Morales, 24, a white woman, was arrested shortly after the shooting. She was charged with assaulting an officer and unlawfully driving or taking a vehicle.
South-Central L.A.: Robert Samuel Hoover, a 23-year-old black man, was shot and killed in the 900 block of West 62nd Place about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14.
According to LAPD Det. Carlos Velasquez, Hoover's niece, a 17-year-old girl, was sexually assaulted by a man at an apartment building at this address shortly before the shooting. She escaped, and ran to tell her mother and Hoover, her uncle.
The girl, her mother and Hoover then went to the apartment where she had been assaulted, and confronted the sexual assault suspect in the courtyard of the apartment building. The suspect pulled out a gun and shot Hoover. The girl and her mother ran away. The suspect also then fled. Hoover was pronounced dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD 77th Street Division Det. Chris Barling at (213) 485-1385.
-Jill Leovy/LAT
Palmdale: Stevona Campbell, a 13-year-old black female, was found dead near Avenue P and 50th Street East in Palmdale about 6:45 a.m. Monday, May 12. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lt. David Coleman of the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau said Campbell was found wrapped in a carpet on the side of the road next to an onion field by a farmworker. He said the coroner's office has ruled her death a homicide on Thurday morning. Coleman would not comment about the cause of death. "We're looking into contacts and relationships she may have had," he said. Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500.
Update: A car wash will be held at Cactus Middle School, located at 38060 20th St. East, to raise money for funeral expenses. The wash will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 17.
Pacoima: A Latino man was shot and killed in an apparent drive-by shooting in the 12700 block of Louvre Street in Pacoima about 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. The man was taken by ambulance to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m.
According to LAPD spokesman Richard French, the man was riding his bicycle when a car pulled alongside him. Someone from inside the car fired several shots, hitting the man in the chest, French said. The suspects were described as two Latino men.
The following day, in the 900 block of Nagle Avenue about 2:58 a.m., officers from the LAPD's Foothill Division responded to a call of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers found a Latino man in his 20s with gunshot wounds. He was taken by ambulance to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the shootings were unrelated.
Athens: A black man was shot in the 11700 block of South Van Buren in Athens about 5:11 p.m. Tuesday, May 13. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to authorities. Homicide detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department are investigating.
 Hae Sook Roh, 51, a Korean woman, was fatally shot inside her store in the 2300 block of Rosecrans Avenue in Gardena on Monday evening.
A day after the shooting, the city of Gardena offered a $10,000 reward for the conviction of two robbers who shot Roh. Former customers drove to the store to confirm the news of her death.
Roh operated her store alone, and it was always open, former customers said. "I loved her," said Felita Hammond, 40, a former customer who drove to the store when she heard about the shooting. "I liked the way she did business."
According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, the suspects were described as black men in their 20s. The gunman was wearing a bandana, black jacket, white T-shirt and shorts. The second man was wearing a blue shirt and blue jeans. Both suspects were last seen running westbound on Rosecrans. A surveillance video shows the gunman storming into the store, pointing a gun at Roh, and shooting her once. As he tried to open the cash register he shot Roh twice more.
A neighboring shop owner said she heard three gunshots. She walked to Roh's store and found her lying behind the counter. The woman said she ran back to her store and dialed 911.
Latex gloves from paramedics were left behind just ouside the store. Near the front entrance were boxes scattered on the floor, and a few feet away dry bloodstains.
A friend of the family said Roh lived in Harbor City. She emigrated from Korea with her husband and two children. Roh had owned her store, Shirt 6 for $10, for five years and had been robbed before, the friend said.
Former customers said Roh always greeted them with a smile. "She was a wonderful person for our community," said Janet Wilson, 51, a former customer who dropped off a vase of flowers in front of the store. Hammond said she wasn't surprised to hear about the robbery. "But to kill her," she said, "I can't stomach that."
See L.A. Times story
Detectives from LAPD's South Bureau homicide squad continue their investigation of the fatal shooting of Roberto Perez, 25, with help from members of the Crime Scene Search Unit in Exposition Park.
Pomona: Felicitas Vallejo, a 51-year-old Latina woman, was allegedly stabbed to death in a domestic dispute. Authorities said Vallejo was pronounced dead at the scene in the 2100 block of Powers Street at 6:33 a.m.
Pomona police Lt. Ron McDonell said a dispute between Vallejo and her husband, Jose Franco Rodriguez , 61, may have led to the stabbing. Rodriguez is wanted for questioning and is described as a Latino man, 5'8" and 220 pounds. Anyone with information can call Pomona Police Department at (909) 620-2085
Gardena: An Asian woman was fatally shot at her shop in the 2300 block of West Rosecrans Avenue about 6:45 p.m. Monday, May 12. The woman was taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, according to authorities.
A neighboring shop owner heard gunshots coming from the building and went to investigate. She found the Asian shopkeeper lying wounded on the floor, according to a statement released by Gardena Police Lt. Uikilifi Niko.
Lynwood: Jose Acuna, 22, a young Latino man, was shot in the stomach at 3929 Fernwood Ave. about 11:35 p.m. Saturday, May 10. Acuna was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, where he was declared dead 1:49 a.m., authorities said. L.A. County Sheriff detectives are investigating.
 South Los Angeles: Luis Leon, 19, a Latino man, was fatally wounded in a shooting in the 1400 block of West 58th Street about 11 a.m. Friday, May 9. Police said Leon was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police said that Leon was standing on the sidewalk when a four-door vehicle drove up and stopped. A man stepped out of the vehicle and shot Leon. The man ran back to the vehicle and fled the scene, police said.
A 19-year-old black man was also wounded in the shooting. He was taken to a local hospital, where he is recovering. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call (213) 485-1383.
 Inglewood: Michael Byoune, 19, a young black man, was killed by Inglewood police officers in the 3000 block of Manchester Boulevard about 1:40 a.m. Sunday, May 11. Byoune was declared dead at the scene, authorities said.
According to police, officers were in their patrol car when they heard gunfire. They saw a man running from a parking lot and getting into a slow-moving car. The officers fired several shots as the vehicle came toward them, police said. Byoune was sitting in the passenger side of the car.
The driver of the car was also wounded and taken to a local hospital, where he is recovering. A third person, who was sitting in the back seat of the car, was detained for questioning.
Update: Inglewood police officials said they were looking for a gunman who they believe prompted two police officers to fatally shoot an unarmed passenger in an approaching car.
Azusa: Jose Medina, 33, a Latino man, was shot to death in the 600 block of West Gladstone Street in Azusa on Saturday, May 10. Medina was declared dead at the scene, authorities said.
According to Deputy Luis Castro of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Medina was walking eastbound on Gladstone when a suspect emerged from a parked car, pointed a gun at him and demanded money. The suspect shot Medina, as well as a second man at the scene, who is recovering at a hospital, Castro said.
Palmdale: Andrew Lopez Jr., 16, a Latino youth, was stabbed in the chest in the 41000 block of 22nd Street West in Palmdale about 11 p.m. Friday, May 9. Lopez was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:35 p.m.
Authorities said Lopez was stabbed after an argument between two groups of men at a house party. The men were uninvited, authorities said. The suspects were described as white and were last seen driving a white pickup truck southbound on 22nd Street, authorities said. Two other men were also stabbed and were taken by ambulance to a hospital, where they were recovering.
Bell Gardens: Ricardo Cortez, 40, a Latino man, was stabbed in the 7715 Eastern Ave. in Bell Gardens about 3:45 p.m. Friday, May 9. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said Cortez was stabbed after he was confronted by the father and son of a teenage girl who told them that he had allegedly accosted her. Authorities said the 15-year-old girl was walking on Eastern Avenue when the man made "sexual advances." The girl ran home and told her family.
The father and son found Cortez and a fight ensued, during which Cortez was stabbed, authorities said. It was unclear how the father and son identified Cortez as the one who accosted the girl. Deputy Luis Castro said no arrests were made because investigators had not determined who stabbed Cortez. Bell Gardens police officers were the first on scene, Castro said.
Update: The L.A. County Department of Coroner has identified the man as 40-year-old Richardo Cortez.
Echo Park: Edgar Castellanos, 19, a Latino man, was fatally shot in the 2300 block of Lake Shore Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 9.
Police said the gunman walked up to Castellanos and shot him. He was found lying on the driveway of a home with two gunshot wounds to his head, according to Det. Pjai Morris of LAPD's Northeast Division. He said Castellanos was a documented gang member.
 South L.A.: Jaquelyn Fields, 46, a black woman, was found dead in an alley in the 11200 block of Avalon Boulevard in South Los Angeles about 9:30 a.m., Friday May 9. Police said Fields died of multiple stab wounds and blunt force trauma. She was known to frequent the area of Imperial Highway and Avalon Boulevard, according to investigators. Authorities said she was last seen by friends late Thursday. There are no suspects, and a motive for the slaying was unknown, police said. Anyone with information can call South Bureau Homicide Det. Sal LaBarbera at (213) 485-4341.
It has been a week since the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Roberto Perez .
The Latino man was shot to death at the intersection of 41st Street and South Vermont Avenue across from Manual Arts High School in Exposition Park about 7:45 p.m. Friday, May 2. Family members said Perez was the second-oldest of four children.
He was from Mexico and had a 3-year-old son. He had dropped out of high school to work full time as a carpenter so he could help the family with rent and bills. He was also supporting his son. Neighbors told the family that their son was well-mannered and that many of the area children admired Perez. "He was a big kid," his sister, Blanca Perez, 16, said.
"I lost my only brother," said older brother Agustin Perez,  27, looking at the hardwood floor.
According to Det. Frank Alvelais of LAPD's South Bureau Homicide, Perez was walking to the store when a vehicle pulled up. Someone got out and shot him several times.
Family said he and his older brother had been visiting their cousin, who owns a carpet store a few blocks from the killing. They said Perez was on his way to buy beer when he was shot twice in the back and once in the head. A youth ran to the store and told Agustin what had happened. Agustin said he ran to the corner and found his brother lying on the sidewalk, already dead.
"I took off my white shirt and covered him up so no one would see him," he said. Agustin then ran to his parents' house around the corner.
 Blanca, the youngest sister, said she was returning from a college campus field trip when she learned her brother had been shot. She saw the police and yellow tape, but thought it was for a car accident. Agustin told her that their brother had been shot. She ran to the corner. "I couldn't breath," she said playing with her golden chain. "I couldn't believe it."
Family members are seeking donations for funeral services.
From top to bottom: A picture of Perez. A memorial shrine in the living room table. Family members have placed a slice of pizza aside for Perez. To the left, a second memorial shrine located just a street away.
Altadena: Evelyn Oletha Mosley, a 90-year-old black woman, was found dead inside her burning home in the 3200 Block of North Lincoln Avenue in Altadena about 9:59 a.m. Thursday, May 8.
Mosley was discovered in her kitchen shortly after firefighters extinguished the fire, authorities said. Mosley's housekeeper, who works part-time, was later arrested on suspicion of murder. Investigators with the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department have not released her name.
Update: The housekeeper was released after extensive questioning by detectives, according to Deputy Denise Fuchs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. She said the incident is still being investigated as a homicide.
Melvin Espinoza, 26, a Latino man, was fatally shot at the front door of his apartment in Lynwood about 1:30 a.m., August 27, 2005.
He and his girlfriend were awakened by a neighbor knocking at their front door. The neighbor said her boyfriend was arguing with four men who had been stealing fire extinguishers in the building. She asked Espinoza if he could intervene, Espinoza's sister, Jackie, said.
"He was never afraid to help you," she said.
He confronted the four men. "He told them to leave, and I guess they felt they were being disrespected," his sister said.
Espinoza and his girlfriend were returning to their apartment when two of the four men approached them. Espinoza said her brother pushed his girlfriend inside the apartment, closed the door and was shot in the face by one of the two men. He collapsed by the door and died, she said.
Four months after the shooting two of the four men were identified and arrested. The men were Latino gang members. Jackie Espinoza said her brother's girlfriend and the neighbor testified against the two men. The gunman was convicted of murder, she said. The other man was acquitted and released. Fearing retaliation, Espinoza's girlfriend moved to her grandmother's house in Riverside. Their neighbors also moved out of the area.
Jackie Espinoza, 31, said her brother had a big heart. He was 6 feet 1 and weighed about 200 pounds. She said he was the kind of man who would pull over if your car was broken down at the side of the road. He would offer you a ride as long as you gave him gas money. He never gave homeless people money but bought them food instead.
Her brother wanted to finish school to become a phlebotomist, a person who draws blood. He was a medical assistant and was taking care of their diabetic mother, who required insulin shots. She said her brother oversaw their mother's medications and doctor appointments.
She said her brother had a 1996 green Ford Explorer SUV that he loved. "He only used it for special occasions," she said. The SUV had neon lights, rims, a sound system and a Flowmaster exhaust system. "You could always hear him coming around the corner of our house," she said. "He loved loud noises."
According to Jackie, her 26-year-old sister now drives the SUV. "He had left something for all of us, should anything happen to him," she said. "He wanted her to keep the truck."
Pacoima: Alejandro Villa, a 14-year-old Latino youth, was shot in the 12700 block of Van Nuys Boulevard about 8:30 p.m. Monday. He he was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at .
LAPD spokeswoman Ana Aguirre said two groups of juveniles were involved in a fistfight. When the group dispersed, one of the youths pulled out a gun and began shooting randomly, hitting Villa in the back of the head. "It's unknown if he was struck as he was walking away," Aguirre said. She Villa may have staggered to the sidewalk, where officers from LAPD's Foothill Division found him. There is no description of the suspect and no arrests have been made, Aguirre said.
The following posts represent the victims of homicide in Los Angeles County for the period of April 28 - May 5, 2008
At least four homeless people have been killed in L.A. County in the last two weeks.
Long Beach: Terry Jr. Williamson, 29, a black man, was stabbed to death at 2001Cedar Ave. in Long Beach at 1:30 a.m. Monday, May 5.
According to Sgt. Dina Zapalski of the Long Beach Police Department, Williamson was standing in front of an apartment building when he was stabbed in the upper torso by two Latino men. Williamson was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2 a.m., police said.
Four days before that attack, Juan Ortiz, 31, a Latino man, was shot and killed near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Anaheim Street in Long Beach about 2:20 p.m. Thursday, May 1. Police said officers responded to a call of a "gunshot victim" at the east bank of the Los Angeles River flood control channel. Ortiz was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m., authorities said. Anyone with information about the incident can call Dets. David Rios and William K. Matsubara at (562) 570-7244.
 Northridge: Harold Loftis, a 69-year-old white man, pictured left, was pronounced dead from blunt-force head trauma at Northridge Hospital Medical Center Thursday, May 1.
According to Det. Mike Fesperman of LAPD's Devonshire Division, Loftis was pacing back and forth in front of a bus stop at Roscoe and Reseda boulevards about 10 p.m. Monday, April 14. Fesperman said a Latino man walking by punched him in the face. Loftis was taken to the hospital. He remained in the intensive-care unit for at least two weeks, until he was declared brain dead.
Fesperman said Loftis was born in Tennessee. He described the suspect as a Latino man in his 20s, 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds.
Florence: Troy Green Jr., 23, a black man, was shot and killed at 75th Street and Parmelee Avenue in an unincorporated area of Florence about 9:50 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Green is listed below.
Roberto Romero, 27, a Latino man and his brother, Manuel Romero, 36, also Latino, were shot and killed at 532 W. 74th St. in South-Central L.A. about 9:45 p.m. Authorities said Manuel was pronounced dead at the scene. Roberto was taken to California Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
According to Det. Carlos Velasquez of LAPD's 77th Street Division, the two men and the suspect were standing near Manuel's van. The suspect pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at the two men. Velasquez described the suspect as a black man with shoulder-length cornrows or braids. He was seen driving from the scene in a silver or beige SUV, Velasquez said. Anyone with information about the incident can call (213) 485-1659
Manuel Romero, 36, is the second victim of the double homicide listed above.
Jose Perez, a 16-year-old Latino youth, was shot to death in the 5000 block of Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park about 9:16 p.m. Saturday, May 3. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Perez was declared dead at the scene.
 Jose Espinosa, 31, a Latino man, was fatally shot at Venice Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue in the Pico-Union area about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3. Police spokeswoman Norma Eisenman said Espinosa was driving west on Venice Boulevard in a burgundy Chevrolet Camaro and was fired on in the intersection, then crashed his car into a pole. He was taken by paramedics to California Hospital Medical Center, where doctors learned he had been shot, she said. The man died later at the hospital, authorities said.
Christopher Lee Hamilton, 33, a white man, was shot in the head in the 13400 block of Verdura Avenue in Downey about midnight Saturday, May 3. Police Sgt. Jeff Calhoun of the Downey Police Department said officers responded to a radio call of "shots-fired" about 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 2. Upon arrival officers found Hamilton lying on a driveway with a gunshot wound. Calhoun said Hamilton was at a small gathering when he was shot. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Raul Salazar (562) 904-2332 or Det. Sam Gatfield at (562) 904-2391
Jeffrey Alvarado, 18, a Latino man, was shot and killed at 512 S. Hoefner Ave. in East Los Angeles just after midnight Saturday, May 3. According Deputy Rick Pedroza of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Alvarado was attending a "flier party" when someone pulled out a handgun and fired several shots at the crowd. Alvarado was hit in the upper torso and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Two other people were wounded and were taken to hospitals, where they are recovering. Authorities said the motive for the shooting is still unknown.
Marco Gomez, 31, a Latino man, was killed in an officer-involved shooting in the 1400 block of 23rd Street in South Los Angeles about 11:05 p.m. Friday, May 2.
According to police, officers from the Newton Area Gang Enforcement Detail responded to a radio call of shots fired. Upon arrival, officers were told that Gomez had fired a shot at someone and then ran inside a home. Officers prepared to enter the home and search for Gomez after he refused to come out.
When Officers Eric Rose and Kevin Raines entered the home, they encountered Gomez armed with a semi-automatic pistol, police said. Both Rose and Raines shot Gomez multiple times. Police were unable to confirm whether Gomez fired his weapon or not. Authorities said Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene and that the semi-automatic pistol was recovered.
Roberto Perez, 25, a Latino man, was shot and killed at 4080 S. Vermont Ave. near Exposition Park about 7:45 p.m. Friday, May 2.
According to Det. Frank Alvelais of the LAPD's South Bureau Homicide, Perez was on his way to the store on his bicycle when a vehicle pulled up to him. Alvelais said a suspect exited the car, approached Perez and shot him several times. Perez was declared dead at the scene, he said. See dispatch above for more on Perez.
Juan Ortiz, 31, is one of four homeless men in L.A. County to be killed in a two week period. The men are listed above in an earlier post.
Travon Gentry, 37, a black man, was shot and killed at 236 E. 52nd Street in South Los Angeles about 1:50 a.m. Tuesday, April 29. Detectives from LAPD's Newton Division are investigating.
Terry Jr. Williamson, 29, is one of four homeless men in L.A. County to be killed in a two week period.
Harold Loftis, 69, is listed above. He was one of four homeless men in L.A. County to be killed in a two week period.
Tyler Pick, a 5-year-old, and his grandmother Janell Stern, 62, a white woman, were shot and killed in a murder-suicide at 1921 230th St. about 8:20 p.m Monday, April 28.
According to Torrance police officials, Steven M. Pick, 42, a white man, had returned home eight hours after he was told by police to leave his family's residence. Police said when Pick returned to his home, he fatally shot his 5-year-old son, his mother-in-law, Janell Stern, and his wife. Authorities then said Pick killed himself. See L.A. Times story
Alejandro Diaz, 56, a Latino man, was fatally shot in the 111 E. Compton Blvd in Compton about 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 28. He was taken to County USC-Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
The shooting occurred at a bus stop near the Compton Metro Blue Line station. There were about 30 people at the bus stop, said Det. Abe Brown of the sheriff's homicide bureau. Brown said the suspect pulled out a handgun and began shooting at a young black man wearing blue "pajama-type" pants, Brown said. Diaz was fatally hit in the back, according to a coroner report. Diaz was a mechanic on his way home from work, Brown said.
The black man was shot in the stomach. Another man was shot in the leg. Both men were taken to hospitals, and their wounds were not considered life-threatening, according to Brown.
Brown described the gunman as a black man in his early 20s with shoulder-length braids who was 5 feet 10 or 5 feet 11. Anyone with information is asked to call Brown at (323) 890-5500.
Janell Stern, 62, a white woman, is the second victim of the murder-suicide listed above.
(You have reached the end of the weekly listing of homicide victims in Los Angeles County, April 28 - May 5, 2008.)
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