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The body of an 18-year-old Latino man with multiple gunshot wounds was found in the frontyard of a home in the 17000 block of Sunburst Street at 1:44 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 27.
Two people driving in the area found the victim, Roel Mejia of Reseda, lying on the ground, said Officer Marjan Mobasser of the Los Angeles Police Department.
"They got out to see if he was OK and saw that he had blood all over," Mobasser said.
Paramedics pronounced Mejia dead at the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call the LAPD's Devonshire Division station at (818) 832-0633.
—Esmeralda Bermudez
An unidentified Latino man was found dead of a single gunshot wound to his chest in the 3200 block of Gilman Road about 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28.
Sheriff's deputies were patrolling a large concert at the Gilman Horse Ranch when they heard gunshots and began searching the area, said Deputy Byron Ward of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. They found the man, who was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
No further details were available, and anyone with information is asked to call sheriff's homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500.
—Francisco Vara-Orta
A 45-year-old black man was walking down the street when an occupant in a blue compact car fired multiple shots at him in the area of Denver Avenue at 59th Street at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 21.
The car then sped off down 59th Street, traveling east. The victim, whose name was not immediately released, sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital, where he received emergency medical treatment. He was admitted to the hospital and died there one week later, on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Anyone with information is asked to call South Bureau Homicide Det. C. Braudrick or Officer R. Garza at (213) 485-1383. After hours or weekends call (877) LAWFULL.
Braylon Williams, a 22-year-old black man, was fatally shot in an alley in the Mar Vista Gardens housing project in the 4800 block of Marionwood Drive about 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Los Angeles Police Department detectives said he was in the alley behind the complex when he was approached from behind by a gunman. The assailant fired a pistol, hitting Williams several times.
Police said the motive for the crime appears related to gang activity. The suspect was described as a Latino man, 18 to 20 years old, of medium height and build, wearing a black sweatshirt. He was last seen running along a flood control fence.
Anyone with information about the crime or the suspect is asked to call Pacific Division homicide detectives at (310) 482-6813.
—Andrew Blankstein
Update:
LAPD officials appealing for the public's help in solving this killing said they believe it is a gang-retaliation shooting. Lt John Romero said Williams was a gang member from outside the Mar Vista Gardens area visiting his girlfriend when he was shot multiple times with a 9-mm pistol. The assailant was described as a 16- to 18-year-old male Latino, about 5-feet-5 and weighing 150 pounds.
—Richard Winton
An unidentified 19-year-old woman from Palmdale was killed when she was struck by a car while walking in a crosswalk at Devonshire Street and Lindley Avenue in Northridge about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Los Angeles police later arrested a 42-year-old Northridge woman on suspicion of manslaughter and driving under the influence.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Two unidentified black men, ages 20 and 24, were killed when a gunman opened fire with an automatic weapon at the Metro Blue Line station in the 200 block of Willowbrook Avenue at 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators said no one has been arrested.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske
UPDATE: The two men who were killed were identified Friday, Sept. 26, by the Los Angeles County coroner's office as Terry Dozier, 24, of Los Angeles, and Debruce Smith, 20, of Compton. They died at the scene of the shooting.
A 15-year-old Latino boy, Michael Cardenas, was shot to death Tuesday night at Veterans Park in Bell Gardens.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators said they have no motive or suspect.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske
An unidentified 30-year-old Latino man was found stabbed to death near La Puente Road and Nogales Street at 10:19 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators said they have no motive or suspect.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske
 Khary Kidd, 32, of Willowbrook, a black man, was shot several times Friday, Sept. 12, near San Pedro Street and Century Boulevard in South Los Angeles.
Kidd was walking with friends near the intersection when they were shot at by an unidentified gunman. Kidd and the others were hit and taken to a hospital. Kidd died four days later.
—Andrew Blankstein
 Steven Bertrand, a 38-year-old black man, was found shot to death in the 1000 block of South 110th Street in unincorporated Lennox on Friday, Sept. 21.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators said Bertrand was in a carport when he was killed.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500.
—Andrew Blankstein
A 14-month-old black boy was found dead in a trash bin in downtown Long Beach by someone looking for cans and bottles to recycle. Nathan Coleman's battered body was found near Third Street and Linden Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. Sept. 19.
Shortly before the toddler's body was discovered, a woman reported a child had been kidnapped. The boyfriend of the child's mother was arrested about 20 minutes after the discovery of the tiny, lifeless body.
Anthony Jerome Hall Jr., a 22-year-old black man, was charged Tuesday, Sept. 23, with the boy's murder, as well as one count each of assault on a child causing death and child abuse.
The boy may have died in downtown Los Angeles and then been taken to Long Beach, authorities said.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Dets. Mark McGuire or Hugo Cortes of the Long Beach Police Department at (562) 570-7244.
—Richard Winton
 Salvador Murillo, a 24-year-old Latino man, was gunned down by two males on bicycles in the 1200 block of East Doidge Court shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Police found Murillo with gunshot wounds to his body, and he later was pronounced dead at a hospital. The motive for the shooting is under investigation, but detectives believe it is gang-related.
Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has any information about it is asked to call Dets. Mark McGuire or Hugo Cortes of the Long Beach Police Department at (562) 570-7244.
—Richard Winton
 Edward Ochoa, a 38-year-old Latino man, died after being repeatedly shot in an alley in the 800 block of North Herbert Avenue at 10:54 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department investigators said Ochoa was inside his girlfriend's home when another man arrived and called out his name. The victim told his girlfriend he knew the man and walked outside to meet him.
Moments later, five gunshots were fired. Ochoa's girlfriend ran outside, where she saw her boyfriend on the sidewalk bleeding from gunshot wounds to his upper body. Ochoa was pronounced dead 15 minutes after authorities arrived.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call homicide investigators at (323) 890-5500.
—Andrew Blankstein
A 25-year-old Latina, Ana Funez, died of multiple stab wounds to her abdomen and possible strangulation in the 5000 block of Hayter Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 13, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
No other details were available.
—Amanda Covarrubias
 Anthony Hawkins, a 46-year-old black man, was beaten to death in the 29300 block of The Old Road on Wednesday, Sept. 10, Feb. 4, 2006, and died Wednesday, Sept. 10, authorities said.
--Amanda Covarrubias
UPDATE: Hawkins was assaulted and stabbed in a racially motivated inmate disturbance at the Peter Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic in 2006 and was hospitalized. He remained in the hospital over the past two years until he died Sept. 10 from the serious injuries he suffered in the attack, said Sgt. Darren Harris, of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department's Santa Clarita station. Homicide detectives are investigating the death to determine what charges might be filed against Hawkins' assailants, Harris said.
Jaime Alvarado, an 18-year-old Latino man, died after he was shot twice in the chest in the 1200 block of Geddes Street in the unincorporated Westmont section of Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 14.
This information was supplied by the Los Angeles County Coroner's office. No word yet from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department about what happened or how its investigation is going.
—Amanda Covarrubias
Alfredo Enriquez, 20, a Latino man, was shot to death outside a party at an apartment near Catalina Street and James M. Wood Boulevard in the heart of Koreatown about 4 a.m. Sunday, Sept 21.
 Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department's Wilshire Division said police were called to the intersection, where they found Enriquez dead from multiple gunshot wounds. Witnesses told investigators that Enriquez exchanged words with several people, which led to a fight and gunfire.
Investigators believe the shooting is tied to gangs, although they have no suspects in custody and no motive. Anyone with information is asked to call (213) 473-0446 or leave an anonymous tip at (877) LAW-FULL.
—Andrew Blankstein
CORRECTION: The Los Angeles County coroner's office has identified the victim as Jose Enriquez Mendez, 28. He also went by the name Jose Alfredo Enriquez, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Bryan Richard Frost, 23, a USC film student, died of stab wounds suffered in a fight near 28th Street and Orchard Avenue about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18.
The Idaho native was walking with two other students when the struggle occurred.
UPDATE: Travion Terrett Ford, 24, was arrested on suspicion of murder for the attack that police said was not gang-related. Police also said that they had recovered a knife they believe was used to kill the student and that they were questioning a female companion of the suspect.
—Jia-Rui Chong
A 49-year-old black man was found dead in the trunk of his burning car in the 19200 block of Laurel Park Road on Thursday, Sept. 11.
Investigators know little about the victim, Antonio Greene, except that he was unemployed and from the Los Angeles area. His parents and siblings reported him missing on the day his body was discovered by firefighters, who were called to the car fire.
Homicide Det. Kevin Lowe of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Greene was a big man and probably didn't get into the trunk without a fight. Detectives have no suspects and no motive for the crime. Anyone with information is asked to call Lowe at (323) 890-5500.
—Amanda Covarrubias
 Donald McTier Jr., a 29-year-old Latino man, died after he was shot in the head in the 900 block of West Beach Avenue on Friday, Sept. 12.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office had no more information, and the Inglewood Police Department did not return a phone call seeking details.
—Amanda Covarrubias
Los Angeles police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman who died after being set on fire in the 1300 block of E. 15th Street about 7 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 11.
Firefighters discovered the severely burned body of the woman, who was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim is believed to be Asian or Latino and in her late teens to mid-20s. Police released a picture of a homemade tattoo on the back of the victim's neck, featuring the name "Carlos" surrounded by swirls. Investigators ask that anyone with information call the Newton area homicide division at (323) 846-6556.
--Andrew Blankstein
An unidentified black man was shot to death in a carport in the 1000 block of 110th Street at 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and police have no suspects, said Deputy Ed Hernandez of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Authorities said the fatal shooting is the latest incident in what has turned out to be a violent and deadly summer for Athens, an unincorporated district of Los Angeles County.
On Friday night, a 12-year-old girl and a 19-year-old former student were shot multiple times in a parking lot of the gym at Washington Preparatory High School in Athens after a football game, officials said. Both victims, who were not identified, survived. Four people were arrested in the shooting, which was believed to be gang-related, said Det. Steve Pratt of the Sheriff’s Department.
In August, three men, Jose Alfredo Farias, 24, his brother Victor Manuel Farias, 25, and Vidal Hernandez Rebolledo, 23, were fatally shot at Imperial Highway and Western Avenue in the Athens-Westmont area, according to the Sheriff’s Department. A few weeks later, Henry Watts, 28, was shot multiple times in the 1200 block of West 120th Street near Vermont Avenue, Sheriff’s Department officials said. He died the next day in a hospital.
In July, Kimberly Bonds, 19, was fatally shot in the 13000 block of S. San Pedro Street in Athens Village. The same month, Adiel Quezada, 17, was found dead in a parking lot near an Athens market. He had been shot several times outside the store in the 13800 block of Avalon Boulevard, authorities said.
In June, Emitt Love Jr., 25, was found shot to death at a bus stop near Century Boulevard and Vermont Avenue in Athens. Anyone with information about any of the shootings is asked to call Sheriff's Department homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500.
—Francisco Vara-Orta
Guillermo Valencia, a 40-year-old Latino man, was found unconscious in an alley in the 4700 block of Whittier Boulevard about 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12.
He died in a hospital two days later of trauma to his head, said homicide Det. Tim Cain of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Cain said the area where Valencia was found is a busy shopping district. He has few leads on the case and is asking for the public's help in finding the assailant.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 890-5500.
—Amanda Covarrubias
A 26-year-old Latino woman was shot and killed in alley behind the 900 block of East 92nd Street about 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.
Grace Connie Mattos had been shot once in the upper torso, said investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department. Paramedics attempted to treat her before she was taken to Saint Francis Hospital. She was pronounced dead about 20 minutes later. The suspects were still at large and little was known about them.
Anyone with information is asked to call the department's South Bureau homicide division at (213) 485-4341.
—Andrew Blankstein
Demetre Love, a 15-year-old black boy, died of a gunshot wound to his head in the 1000 block of West 110th Street in Westmont on Monday, Sept. 8.
—Amanda Covarrubias
James Fleming, 18, a black man, was shot outside his home in the 15700 block of Tarrant Avenue in Compton. The Los Angeles County coroner's office listed his time of death as 12:56 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8.
—Amanda Covarrubias
Mario Abad, a 44-year-old Latino, was found with multiple stab wounds
at Silver Lake and Sunset boulevards at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. Abad
died of the wounds to his chest the next day.
The assailant is still at large, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
—Richard Winton
Cesar Butron, a 16-year-old Latino, died of multiple gunshot wounds in
the 3200 block of 8th Street in Los Angeles at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday,
Sept. 9.
Detectives have few leads but say the gunmen are described as three to five Latino males.
—Richard Winton
The body of Shanta Lucero of Long Beach, a 22-year-old Latina, was
found by a security guard at the rear of a building in the 1300 block
of Alameda Boulevard in Harbor City about midnight Sunday, Sept. 14.
Lucero died of multiple gunshot wounds and probably was dumped in the
alley, police said. The young woman had testified three years ago in an
attempted murder trial in Long Beach against Javier Bocanegra. He was
convicted of attempted murder of his girlfriend, Quennie Reyna, of Long
Beach, and was sentenced to nine years in prison.
According to an appeals court document, Lucero testified that Bocanegra
and Reyna were living in an apartment on Canal Street in Long Beach. On
Sept. 24, 2004, Lucero and another friend drove to the apartment about
8 p.m. to pick up Reyna. Lucero said in the document that they were
planning to go "cruising" to "look for guys."
When Lucero arrived, Reyna emerged from the apartment barefoot and got
into the car. A few minutes later, Reyna went back in and came out
again, followed by Bocanegra. They were arguing, Lucero said.
Bocanegra told Reyna she was not going to leave, and Reyna said she
was. Reyna started to get back into the car. He went back into the
house. He came out, pulled out a shotgun and pointed it at Reyna’s
head. Lucero stood between Reyna and Bocanegra and told him to put the
gun away. Reyna told him to stop playing around. He then shot Reyna and
took off running.
On cross-examination, Lucero admitted she was using methamphetamine at
the time and had taken enough to get high, according to court records.
—Richard Winton
 Ladislao Chavez, 52, a Latino male, died when he was shot in the head as he was riding a bicycle in the 11000 block of South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles shortly after 12:35 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15.
Police said the gunman was a black man who fled in a green Mercury.
—Richard Winton
 Francisco Esparza, a 25-year-old Latino, was shot to death in the parking lot of a San Pedro bar in the 2440 block of South Western Avenue about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13.
Authorities said he was in the parking lot when a fight erupted and shot by a man in a vehicle.
Kai J. Lozano, a 26-year-old Latino, was arrested Sept. 15 and subsequently charged with Esparza’s murder. Lozano was being held in lieu of $1-million bail, pending an Oct. 10 arraignment at the Long Beach courthouse.
—Richard Winton
A white taxi driver was killed in the intersection of Highland Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood at 2:20 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 11.
Karen Karapetyan, 33, of Garden Grove was killed when a driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol ran a red light, injuring two others, police said. Avishkar Padye, 29, a white resident of Los Angeles, was driving his 2008 BMW southbound on Highland when he allegedly failed to stop for a red light at Sunset, police said. He continued through the intersection and collided with the driver of Karapetyan's cab. The force of the impact caused the cab to slide into a Toyota that was stopped on northbound Highland Avenue. The taxi and the Toyota then collided with another BMW that also was stopped in a northbound lane of Highland, police said.
Paramedics extracted Karapetyan from his cab and took him to a hospital, where doctors attempted to perform live-saving measures, but he died an hour after the collision. The drivers and passengers of the other vehicles involved in the crash suffered minor injuries, officials said. Padhye was booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.
—Richard Winton
 A 40-year-old black man was stabbed to death outside Barney's Beanery restaurant on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood about 1:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18.
The incident began with an argument that began inside the popular restaurant and bar, authorities said. The altercation moved outside, and three to four Latino men pulled a knife on the victim, said Lt. Gil Carrillo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s homicide bureau. Carrillo said the victim was taken to a hospital, where he died. The suspects are still at large.
"We don’t have any idea why [the argument] started yet," Carrillo said. "The restaurant is a well-known and well-respected eatery in West Hollywood." Neither West Hollywood nor Barney’s Beanery "are accustomed to incidents such as this," he said.
—Jia-Rui Chong
UPDATE: The victim was identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office as Michael McClure. Two suspects, Damon Acevedo, 36, and Justin Acosta, 34, were booked on suspicion of murder after turning themselves in Wednesday, Sept. 24, according to the sheriff's department.
 Samuel Trujillo, a 19-year-old Latino man, was shot to death in the 11600 block of Woodcock Avenue in Pacoima at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.
Officers found Trujillo with a gunshot wound when they arrived at the scene that night. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died. Detectives with the Los Angeles Police Department are asking for the public's help in finding the people responsible for Trujillo's death. The gunman was accompanied by several others, police said. They believe the suspects are male Latinos in their 20s, wearing dark clothing, who approached Trujillo and exchanged words concerning gang affiliation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Foothill Division homicide Dets. Jose Martinez and Joshua Byers at (818) 834-3115.
—Richard Winton
Peter Haskell, a 51-year-old white man, was fatally shot about 2:15 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Main Street on Thursday, Sept. 11.
When officers with the Los Angeles Police Department arrived, they arrested a suspect, Bruce Kalberg, 59, on suspicion of murder. Officers found Haskell lying on the floor. Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fire Department declared him dead at the scene. Detectives later determined Haskell and Kalberg were roommates. Kalberg was being held on $1-million bail.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Hollenbeck homicide Dets. Scott Smith and Ron Chavarria at (323) 526-3680.
A Latino man was shot and killed at Wilbur Avenue and Kittridge Street in Reseda about 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14.
Bradley Ticus had been shot several times in the upper torso, said investigators with the Los Angeles Police Department. Police and Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics attempted to treat him before taking him to Northridge Medical Center. He died at 8:22 p.m. The suspects were still at large and little was known about them. They left the scene in a beige or white vehicle, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the department's West Valley homicide division at (818) 374-7725.
 A man was found stabbed to death outside his home in the 24200 block of Undine Road in Valencia just after 12 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16.
Investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were called to the home after three boys at play found the body of 55-year-old Anthony Lombardi in his car.
Sheriff’s officials said Lombardi repaired and maintained automatic-teller machines, and they had no immediate motive for the crime. Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
Correction: Lombardi's body was found Sept. 16.
 A 33-year-old Latino man was shot and killed in the backyard of a home in the 1200 block of West Florence Avenue in South-Central Los Angeles about 3 a.m. Monday, Sept. 15.
Los Angeles Police Department officials said the man was shot multiple times shortly after walking into the yard. Police said the man had just closed the gate when an unknown number of suspects fired several shots through the gate. The man was hit several times and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not say whether the man lived at the home.
Authorities said two other men, who were in the yard at the time, also were injured by gunfire and were listed in stable condition.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call detectives from the LAPD's South Bureau Homicide at (213) 485-1383.
UPDATE: The victim was later identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner's office as Miguel Maravilla, 33, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles says he also goes by the name Miguel Gonzalez.
Samuel Trujillo, 19, a young Latino, was shot and killed in the 11600 block of Woodcock Avenue in Pacoima about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers from the Foothill Division responded to a report of shots fired. When they arrived, officers found Trujillo lying on the ground with a gunshot wound. Trujillo was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The suspect or suspects were described as Latino men in their 20s wearing dark clothing.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Foothill homicide Dets. Jose Martinez and Joshua Byers at (818) 834-3115.
Sonya Evette Durfield, 43, a black woman, and three of her daughters, Ebony, 14, Melinda, 12, and Kayla, 9, were found dead inside their home that was set on fire in the 1500 block of East Avenue J-3 in Lancaster about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9.
Firefighters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department discovered the bodies of Durfield and her three daughters after the fire was put out, said Lt. Patrick Nelson of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Nelson said investigators found visible trauma on the bodies. Sheriff's homicide detectives were also investigating a possible connection between the death of Durfield and her daugthers and a theft at a nearby Wal-Mart. Nelson said Durfield's vehicle was found in the parking lot of the store.
Hours after the incident, Corey King, 18, a young black man, called investigators and asked to meet with them. He was taken into custody and was booked on suspicion of murder the next day. Lt. Liam Gallagher of the sheriff's homicide division said King was a friend of Durfield's son. Gallagher said King was also a person of interest in the killing of 90-year-old Evelyn Mosley, who was found dead in her home in Altadena in May. Gallagher said King was friends with Mosley's grandson. More on the quadruple slayings in Lancaster.
A white woman was found dead in an alley in the 1600 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Harbor City shortly after midnight Sunday, September 14.
The woman was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Karen Smith. She said a security guard had found the woman lying in the alley and called police. Smith said there was no suspect description, and she did not know the motive for the shooting.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call Harbor homicide detectives at (310) 522-2021.
A Latino man was killed in a drive-by shooting at 25th Street and Western Avenue in the West Adams area of Los Angeles about 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14.
Officer Karen Smith of the LAPD's media relations office, said two Latino men inside a vehicle pulled up next to the man and shot him in the chest. The men sped away, said Smith. She said the wounded man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The motive for the shooting is unknown.
Anyone with information about the shooting can call detectives from the LAPD's Harbor Division at (310) 522-2021.
A Latina woman was found dead in her home in the 5000 block of Hayter Avenue in Lakewood about 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials said deputies found the woman dead inside her apartment when they were checking up on her. Homicide detectives were called in to investigate the woman's death. Detectives believe the woman may have died as a result of a domestic dispute, but they did not give details on the cause of death.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call detectives from the sheriff's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
 A Latino man was stabbed to death in the 6000 block of East Northside Drive about 1:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14. Authorities said two other men, also Latino, were stabbed and taken to hospitals where they were listed in stable condition. The motive for the attacks was unknown. No suspect description was given.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the sheriff's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
UPDATE: The L.A. County coroner's office has identified the victim as Jose Manuel Navarro.
Peter Haskell, 51, was fatally shot during a dispute in the 1600 block of North Main Street in the Chinatown area of Los Angeles about 2:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11.
According to Los Angeles Police Department officials, Haskell was found dead at his home by Hollenbeck police officers. Authorities said Haskell had been arguing with his roommate, Bruce Kalberg, 59, a white man, before he was fatally shot. Kalberg was arrested on suspicion of murder. Authorities did not say whether a weapon was recovered at the scene.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Hollenbeck homicide Dets. Scott Smith and Ron Chavarria at (323) 526-3680.
The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday approved a $500,000 reward to help catch a serial killer believed responsible for 11 slayings in South Los Angeles and Inglewood over the last two decades.
The first killing occurred in 1985 when Debra Jackson, 29, a black woman, was shot three times in the chest. Her body was found in an alley near West Gage Avenue. Three years later, police determined the gun used to kill Jackson was linked to seven other slayings. DNA evidence has linked the killer to homicides in 2002 and 2003 and most recently to the shooting death of Janecia Peters, 25, a black woman, who was found in January 2007 covered with a garbage bag on South Western Avenue. Peters' murder was one of many listed in the Homicide Report when it launched. The LA Weekly reports on the serial killer, which it has dubbed the Grim Sleeper.
—Phil Willon
Demetrio Sosa, 61, a Latino man, was killed Wednesday, Sept. 3, when a car that was being pursued by police hit him. At 2:26 p.m., officers with the LAPD's Northeast Division spotted a driver who appeared to be under the influence at Figueroa Street and 52nd Avenue in Highland Park and began following him without lights or sirens, said Officer Jason Lee, an LAPD spokesman. Officers followed the car onto the Pasadena and Golden State freeways and to the Lincoln Heights area, where the pursuit ended at Griffith Avenue and North Broadway. The driver, Robert Palacios, 41, hit a minivan before striking Sosa, who was walking down the street. The minivan's occupants sustained minor injuries, Lee said. Palacios, a Latino man, was arrested on suspicion of murder.
Amid the ongoing drop in overall city crime rates, Los Angeles recorded the fewest number of summer homicides in more than 40 years.
From the beginning of June through the end of August, there were 84 homicides in Los Angeles -- a level of relative calm not seen since the summer of 1967, when the city had 79 killings. By comparison, summer bloodshed in the city peaked in 1991, when there were 323 slayings during the same three months.
Police Chief William J. Bratton highlighted the numbers during his weekly briefing Tuesday to the Police Commission, the civilian body that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department. So far this year, he said, all categories of violent and property crimes, including rape, robbery, aggravated assault and homicide, are lower than the comparable 2007 figures. The number of reported rapes, for example, is down by more than 14%, and the year's homicide rate is down by 8.5%, spurred in part by a 27% drop in gang-related killings.
"Its a continuing good-news story that's moving forward," Bratton said.
The department, he said, is on pace to meet its goal of a 5% overall drop in the so-called Part 1 crimes this year. Bratton attributed the continued decline in part to "putting cops on the dots" -- sounding his oft-repeated mantra that refers to the department's use of detailed crime maps to redeploy officers to hot spots. Early efforts in the mayor's revamped anti-gang initiative and the hiring of hundreds of new officers are also contributing, Bratton said.
—Joel Rubin
A white man was found dead in the San Gabriel riverbed at Whittier Boulevard in Pico Rivera about 12:55 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Correction: The body was discovered Monday, not Sunday, Aug. 31.
—Ruben Vives / Los Angeles Times
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