Weekend Homicides: June 6 - June 8
Update: Fifteen people were killed last weekend in Los Angeles. At least 10 of those homicides occurred in areas under the Los Angeles Police Department's jurisdiction:
LAPD Mission Area
Panorama City: Soccoro Lopez, 29, was shot while sitting inside his car at Nordhoff Street and Columbus Avenue at approximately 2:40 a.m. Sunday, June 8. Kenneth Harris, 44, was arrested by police on suspicion of allegedly shooting Lopez.
LAPD Foothill Division:
Arleta: A young Latino man was found dead in the 9100 block of Bartee Avenue shortly after midnight Saturday, June 7.
Panorama City: Johnnie Lopez, 26, a Latino man, was fatally shot in the 8400 block of Greenbush Avenue at about 1:40 p.m. Sunday, June 8.
LAPD North Hollywood Division:
North Hollywood: George Veliz, 34, a Latino man, was stabbed to death at Saticoy Street and Morella Avenue at about 11:40 p.m. Saturday, June 7. Edwin Morales, 20, of North Hollywood was arrested on suspicion of murder late Sunday.
LAPD Hollywood Division:
Hollywood: Alexander Aldana, 19, a young Latino man, was fatally shot at a house party at 5629 Fountain Ave. at about 9 p.m. Friday, June 6.
LAPD Northeast Division:
Los Angeles: A 20-year-old white man was shot and killed near Perlita and Veselich avenues near Atwater Village at about 7:45 p.m. Saturday, June 7.
Update: Authorities said Monday, June 9, that the man had been pronounced dead, but was later brought back to life by doctors. His condition was listed as "death imminent". HR will follow up on this incident.
LAPD Newton Division:
South-Central Los Angeles: Luis Hernandez, 33, a Latino man, was shot to death after arguing with another driver at the intersection of 67th and Broadway at about 1:50 a.m. Saturday, June 7.
Los Angeles: Jose Villalobos, 37, a Latino man, was shot following a bar fight near Hill and 24th streets near downtown Los Angeles at about 2 a.m. Sunday, June 8.
LAPD 77th Area:
South Los Angeles: Frederick Moore, 20, a young black man, was shot multiple times by one or more suspects at Western and 88th streets at about 11:44 p.m. Sunday, June 8.
LAPD Southeast Division:
South Los Angeles: Michael Smith, 20, a young black man, was fatally shot at 95th Street and Vermont Avenue at about 6 p.m. Saturday, June 7.
Watts: Edward Jones Jr., 20, a young black man, was fatally shot in the 1400 block of East 111th Place at about 1:20 a.m. Sunday, June 8.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department:
Baldwin Park: Ruben Chavera, 16, a Latino youth, was fatally shot at Illinois Street and Kenmore Avenue at about 3:45 p.m Saturday, June 7.
Walnut Park: Pedro Perez, 23, a young Latino man, was shot multiple times while sitting inside his parked car in the 2500 block of Sale Place at about 1 p.m. Sunday, June 8.
EL Monte: Cristopher Gonzalez, 21, a young Latino man, was killed in a drive-by shooting at 12003 Magnolia Ave. at about 8:47 p.m. Friday, June 6.
South Los Angeles: Steveland Mouten, 20, was shot in a drive-by shooting at 1217 W. 90th Place at about 5:55 p.m. Friday, June 6.
Inglewood Police Department:
Inglewood: Manwell Green, 20, a young black man, was stabbed to death at the intersection of Kelso Street and Myrtle Avenue. His time of death is listed at 3:12 a.m. Saturday, June 7.
Update: Inglewood stabbing incident was reported by the L.A. County Coroner.
There is an unprecedent number of Latino descended individuals being killed, and may even indicate a gang acting severally, but together.
With this type of phobiac misinterpretations toward a specific racial background, one has to consider any alternative to decrease the escalative behaviors toward Latinos and blacks.
The escalated rate toward these people can be overcome.
Posted by: Patrice | June 09, 2008 at 11:30 AM
WOW, It's safer in Iraq!
Posted by: Robert Williams | June 09, 2008 at 02:42 PM
Los angeles is getting way too crazy....Im really shocked at the number of murders in just one weekend..May they all R.I.P and my condolences to the families..
Posted by: Dee | June 09, 2008 at 02:51 PM
Our friend, Alexander Aldana was shot and killed on Fountain av on Friday evening. This is not mentioned in your vanilla report which srives to downplay the serious lack of policing in Silvarlake.
SHAME!
Posted by: Father Michael Senyo | June 09, 2008 at 08:14 PM
Irvine and Thousand Oaks are among the safest cities in America when it comes to violent crime. L.A. has to be among the worst. Welcome to Motown West!
Posted by: Motown Mel | June 09, 2008 at 08:28 PM
This is getting out of control. Parents need to get more involved with their kids. And also at age 37 why are you involved in bar fights? now that guy is at the coroners because of immaturity. Im an Inglewood resident, im 25 and seen too many murders here. Where is our tax money going? most definitely not for more police or schools. Im fed up!
Posted by: Josue | June 09, 2008 at 09:36 PM
A documentary should be made & shown depicting all the heartache involved in these senseless murders. Perhaps if everybody could see the pain brought on to both the victim's loved ones as well as the perpetrator's loved ones, maybe it'd make a difference. My brother was shot & killed as he walked home from a nearby restaurant. As we went through the court process, & saw the heartache brought to the suspect's loved ones as well, I found myself wondering what would be worse...to be the mother of a murdered child, to be the mother of a convicted murderer, or to not see justice done at all. So much heartache all the way around. We need to educate our youth before it's too late & make them keenly aware of the consequences of their actions.
Posted by: Abigail Sanchez | June 10, 2008 at 08:44 AM
10 Murders happened in Tijuana this weekend and that was on CNN and Lou Dobbs reporting. 13 Murders happened in Los Angeles and that barely was a blip on the radar Nationally.
Posted by: ruben | June 10, 2008 at 10:37 AM
thats why I dont live in LA anymore, "yeah but we have everything here, entertainment, SC football, Lakers are in the finals, etc,etc,etc". Too bad, Kobe Bryant doesn't mean that much to me that I have to put my family in harms way. Human beings should'nt have to be subjected
to this kind of life and paying up the wazoo for it!!!
Posted by: former LA resident | June 10, 2008 at 01:27 PM
I'm related to Mr. Moore. the 20 year old black male and all I want to say is please please stop killing our children
Posted by: canova | June 11, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Hey Michael this is for you and regards to your friend getting killed, If you look down on the blog it does have your friends information there
Posted by: HERE TO LET YOU KNOW | June 11, 2008 at 04:04 PM
This is probally one of the most painful and embarrassing times for us in LA. If we sit around and do nothing, nothing will be done, cant blame the police all the time! Honestly the sad part is these are not all the weekend homicides, I also lost a loved one Friday to these streets. Im saying a Prayer not only for all the victims and their families, but for LA in general. Its time we come together as a city and do something about whats happening.... Weekends like this shouldnt affect just 13 families but the city as a WHOLE, because you never know when it may be you that has to say goodbye to your teenage son/daughter, or loved one, or when they have to say goodbye to you!
Posted by: Princess p | June 12, 2008 at 09:38 AM
And let the dialog continue....its not another day in LA when people are being killed for stupid reasons.
Posted by: Still a fan | June 12, 2008 at 05:37 PM
I KNEW MANUEL 20 YEARS OLD HE WAS KILLED BY HIS FREIND AND ITS NOT STATED
Posted by: DIM | June 14, 2008 at 01:56 AM
ima 26 year old black man i live in central long beach and get along with people from different races. Long beach is a big melting pot of people. we work and want to have a nice life like any other person in any other american city.To the city and law enforcement, instead of giving me a ticket beacuse i made a u turn in a business district at 430 in the morning while the street was empty of traffic while i was getting my daily newspaper. lets work on getting these known killers off the streets. oh yea when the last time you seen a drive by out of a lowrider? wasting ya time pulling me over because my 87 caprice had hydros...how many gansters rolled by..yall know its in the same area look at the maps....put more cops out there at night from 10pm to 7am thats when most of the killings go down
Posted by: 562vert | June 14, 2008 at 11:32 AM
You can thank Mayor Dorn from Inglewood and Bernard Parks.
Posted by: HR | June 14, 2008 at 12:15 PM
I happen to read this blog daily. Because it keeps me informed on what places to try to avoid. Enormously important blog. I am sure some of you readers feel me. Awesome job LA Times staff. Can you please update it more frequently. It has not changed this whole week. Thank you...
Posted by: Concerned | June 14, 2008 at 02:30 PM
I live in Highland Park, Northeast area of LA, had an innocent girl in her familys car killled by a 16 year who shot at someone driving by. 2 days before that I was mugged by 3 girls in daylight, right in front of a Catholic Church. Not to blame the parents but what morals are they teaching their kids.
Where are these kids getting their guns?
Posted by: Rubi | June 17, 2008 at 12:29 PM
Wow notice the age almost all of them are 20 yrs. old what part of the game is this ?
Posted by: BIG HAWK | June 19, 2008 at 06:23 PM
don't you think that when you kill somebody they have fan=mily's and care for them . what do you think your family would do with out you think before you do it.
Posted by: xavier | June 26, 2008 at 11:28 AM
its sad what going on out there in the naiborhood
Posted by: xavier | June 26, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Moving out of LA was the best decision I have ever made..
Posted by: ex LA resident | June 13, 2009 at 04:25 AM