Hollywood: Man, 46, shot

Gerardo Ramos, a 46-year-old Latino, died of multiple gunshot wounds on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009, in the 7500 block of Fountain Avenue in Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Nattie Kennebrew Jr., an 82-year-old Hollywood man, was charged with murder. He denied shooting Ramos.

Authorities said Ramos, an apartment building handyman, was repairing Kennebrew's sink when he was shot. Ramos had worked in the apartment two weeks before, and authorities said he had an appointment to do the sink repair.

Kennebrew also attempted to assault several other people in the building when they went to the apartment, officials said.

--Richard Winton

Long Beach: Woman, 76, stabbed

Leam Sovanasy, a 76-year-old woman, died of multiple stab wounds to the head on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, at her home in the 1400 block of Peterson Avenue in Long Beach, police said.

Sovanasy, who lived with family, was discovered by a relative about 11 a.m. Saturday, police said. She had been stabbed in her upper body. Investigators are trying to determine what prompted the killing, said Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Lisa Massacani.

-- Ari B. Bloomekatz

Inglewood: Child, 4, shot

Sharome Frazier Jr., a 4-year-old black child, was shot to death on Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, in the 3200 block of West 112th Street in Inglewood.

The 27-year-old father shot his son, then fatally shot himself, police said.

Officers with the Inglewood Police Department discovered the father and son about 12:15 a.m. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the boy was taken by paramedics to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, where he died, police said.

Coroner’s officials identified the father as Sharome Frazier Sr. of Inglewood. Frazier’s gun was found near the body, said Lt. Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. 

Court records showed that Frazier may have discovered last year that the boy was not his biological son. Frazier shared custody of the child with his girlfriend, who sought a restraining order against Frazier last February, alleging that he threatened to kill her and had a history of domestic violence.

In a declaration responding to the request for a restraining order, Frazier wrote, “I was ... emotionally devastated from the findings of the DNA test results” and referred to the boy as “my now alleged son.” He also checked the box next to the statement: “I am not the parent of the child listed.” According to case documents, the child was cared for by Frazier’s mother.

The child’s mother said in a declaration that Frazier once punched her and tried to choke her when she was four months pregnant. Frazier denied the allegations. The restraining order was not granted because neither party showed up for the hearing.

-- Corina Knoll

Compton: Man, 32, shot

Angel Hernandez, a 32-year-old Latino, died of several gunshot wounds to the torso on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in the 1200 block of East Golden Street in Compton, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
-- Anthony Pesce

Duarte: Man, 18, shot in the street

Miguel Sanchez, an 18-year-old Latino, died of gunshot wounds on Monday, Feb. 9, 2009, in the 2500 block of Millbrae Avenue in Duarte, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

Sanchez was shot at 6:15 while walking in the street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
-- Anthony Pesce

North Hollywood: Man, 21, shot in gang killing

Gilbert Solano, a 21-year-old Latino, died of a gunshot wound to the chest on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009, in the 6600 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard in North Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Solano got into an argument with someone from a rival gang, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The man Solano was arguing with went to his car, got a gun, shot him once in the chest and drove away, police said.
Police have no description of the suspect or vehicle and are calling the killing gang-related.
Anyone with information is asked to call North Hollywood Det. Richard Wheeler at 818-623-4075.
-- Anthony Pesce

East Los Angeles: Man, 27, shot in parked car

Victor Tellez, a 27-year-old Latino, died of several gunshot wounds to the head on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009, at Hubbart Street and Fraser Avenue in East Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Tellez was shot as he sat in a parked car, according to Los Angeles Sheriff's Department records.
-- Anthony Pesce

Bell: Man, 18, shot

Anthony Barajas, an 18-year-old Latino, died of a gunshot wound to the head on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009, at Otis Avenue and Walnut Street in Bell, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Barajas was sitting in the passenger side of a car when he was shot, according to Los Angeles Sheriff's Department records.
-- Anthony Pesce

Hyde Park: Man, 22, shot while walking

Ronald Buckner, a 22-year-old black man, was shot on Monday, March 2, 2009, while walking on the 3100 block of West 59th Street in Hyde Park, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Buckner was walking when a group of people drove by in a red Dodge Charger and shot at him several times, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Police say the incident is gang-related.
Anyone with information is asked to call Det. R. Guzman or Det. M. Kellum at 213-485-1383.
-- Anthony Pesce

Carson: Man, 46, beaten to death

Edward Negrete, a 46-year-old white man, died of blunt force trauma to the head on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, in the 2600 block of East Dominguez Street in Carson, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
One of Negrete's friends found him about 9:40 a.m., said Deputy Aura Sierra of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.
-- Ruben Vives and Ari B. Bloomekatz

Unincorporated Carson: Man, 52, killed by his son

Yeun Kim, a 52-year-old Asian man, died of a deep gash to his left leg on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, on the 800 block of West 232nd Street in unincorporated Carson, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Kim and his son, Eun Kim, 25, had been fighting in the house at around 10 p.m. When deputies were summoned, they found the elder man lying unresponsive on the couch. The son was arrested on suspicion of murder after a knife was recovered at the house, authorities said.
-- Ruben Vives

Lincoln Heights: Man, 66, stabbed several times

Carlos Green, a 66-year-old Latino, died after being stabbed several times on Saturday, March 7, 2009, at Avenue 19 and North Broadway Avenue in Lincoln Heights, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Green was pushing a shopping cart on the sidewalk at about 11 a.m. when he was attacked by an unknown assailant, according to Los Angeles police. He died at the scene, police said, and investigators do not have a description of his attacker. Anyone with information is asked to call police at (323) 526-3678 or (877) 527-3247.
Tips may also be submitted at www.lapdonline.org.
--Molly Hennessy-Fiske

Valley Village: Woman, 22, found stabbed to death

Denise Figueroa, a 22-year-old Latina, was stabbed to death; her body was discovered Saturday, March 7, 2009, in the trunk of a black Nissan Altima in the 11700 block of Hortense Street in Valley Village.
Figueroa had been reported missing on Feb. 28 after she left her mother's North Village home and did not return when expected, authorities said.
Her body was found by police after they had been notified by KTLA-TV Channel 5, which had received an anonymous tip by fax. It was addressed "to whom it may concern," signed by "someone trying to help" and said that a homicide had been committed Feb. 28.
Adel Tabrizi Chapel, a 24-year-old Santa Monica man and Figueroa's boyfriend, has been charged with murder with the special allegation that he used a deadly weapon, a hammer.
Chapel was already in custody on a pending carjacking and assault case in Santa Monica, prosecutors said. He also is suspected in a series of violent crimes throughout the San Fernando Valley over the last few weeks, authorities said.
-- Ruben Vives and  Paloma Esquivel

Long Beach: Man, 26, shot

Dererall Philian, a 26-year-old black man, died of a gunshot wound to the head on Saturday, March 7, 2009, in the 2400 block of Cedar Avenue in Long Beach, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Philian, a resident of Long Beach, was found about 2:20 a.m. Police had responded to reports of shots fired.
Homicide detectives are trying to determine a motive. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives Mark McGuire or Hugo Cortez at (562) 570-7244. Callers can remain anonymous.
-- Ruben Vives

Long Beach: Man, 18, shot

Juan Roman, an 18-year-old Latino, died of a gunshot wound to the upper torso on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in the 2600 block of East Anaheim Street in Long Beach, according to Long Beach police.
Roman was shot around 5:15 p.m. and was taken to a hospital, where he later died, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Long Beach Police Department Det. David Rios or Det. William Matsubara at 562-570-7244.
-- Anthony Pesce

Walnut Park: Man, 21, shot

Herman Roselas, a 21-year-old Latino, died from several gunshot wounds on Friday, March 6, 2009 on the 1600 block of 76th Street in Walnut Park, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
-- Anthony Pesce

Historic South Central: Youth, 13, stabbed

Lazhanae Harris, a 13-year-old female black youth, died of a stab wound to the groin on Saturday, March 7, 2009, in the 100 block of East 97th Street in Historic South Central, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
-- Anthony Pesce

Downey: Man, 20, shot several times

Francisco Iniguez, a 20-year-old white man, died of gunshot wounds to the head, leg and chest on Monday, March 2, 2009, in the 7300 block of Cleargrove Drive in Downey, the Los Angeles County coroner's office said.
-- Anthony Pesce

Sun Valley: Woman, 53, shot by police

Victoria Fox, a 53-year-old white woman, was shot by police officers at 11:40 a.m. Friday, March 6, 2009, at her home on the 8400 block of La Tuna Canyon Road in Sun Valley, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Fox had been in a standoff with police since 7:30 the night before, threatening to shoot herself and firing shots inside the home, according to Los Angeles police.
Special weapons and tactics officers and crisis negation teams had been called to the scene, and they tried to communicate with Fox, who appeared worried about personal problems, police said.
In the morning Fox emerged from her home with a gun and walked to one of the SWAT vehicles. When she raised her gun, police fired a less-than-lethal round at her and missed. She pointed her gun at the officers and they shot her, according to the statement.
Fox was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
-- Anthony Pesce

Whittier: Man, 21, stabbed

Joseph Magdaleno, a 21-year-old Latino, died of multiple stab wounds on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, in the 12700 block of Wardman Street in Whittier, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Magdaleno was walking with his girlfriend when two men asked him if he was affiliated with a gang, according to Whittier police.
Magdaleno ran, and the men, Latinos in their 30s, caught up to him and stabbed him several times, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Whittier Police Department at 562-945-8250.
-- Anthony Pesce

San Pedro: Woman, 27, shot

Ginie Samoya, a 27-year-old Latina, died of a gunshot wound to the head on Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, in the 3800 block of South Pacific Avenue in San Pedro, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
-- Anthony Pesce

Paramount: Woman, 30, dies nearly a year after shooting

Rosemarie Avalos, a 30-year-old Latina, died Saturday, Jan. 31, 2009, almost a year a year after she was shot in the neck in the 8300 block of Elburg Street in Paramount, the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Avalos was shot in the back of the neck while sitting in a parked car in March 2008, according to the Sheriff's Department.
-- Anthony Pesce

South Los Angeles: Man, 37, shot to death

Gregory Thomas, a 37-year-old black man, died of multiple gunshot wounds on Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, in the 10000 block of Budlong Avenue in unincorporated South Los Angeles, according to coroner's records.
During a memorial for Thomas, an unknown man opened fire and killed two other men: Keith Orange, 45, and Joe Carl Caver, 26.
For an LA Now blog post about the memorial killing go here, and for a Times story about the killings go here.
-- Anthony Pesce

Compton: Youth, 17, dies in stabbing

Thomas Williams, a 17-year-old black youth, died of a stab wound to the abdomen on Friday, Jan. 30, 2009, in the 100 block of East Bennett Street in Compton, according to the coroner's office.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued an arrest warrant for the arrest of Latravia Whaley, 18.

-- Anthony Pesce

Athens: Man, 21, shot

Chico Shelby, a 21-year-old black man, was shot several times on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, in the 1000 block of 108th Street in Athens, according to coroner's records.
Shelby was standing on the porch of a home when an unknown black man in his 20s walked up and shot him, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
The suspect got into a car, described by police as a blue mid-sized sedan, possibly with four doors, and drove off.
Sheriff's homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to call 323-890-5500.
-- Anthony Pesce

Panorama City: Man, 47, shot in the back

Mario Andrade, a 47-year-old Latino, was shot in the back and died on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, in the 14000 block of Pierce Street in Panorama City, police said.
Juan Carlos Estrada of Arleta is accused of shooting Andrade, who tried to steal his car. Police arrested Estrada and are searching for a second suspect in the botched heist, authorities said.
Andrade and another man apparently tried to steal Estrada's vehicle early Monday, and Estrada confronted them, according to investigators.
The two men attempted to flee in their red 1991 Nissan Stanza. Estrada shot at the car, hitting Andrade in the head, police said.
The driver of the Nissan took Andrade to Mission Community Hospital, where he alerted hospital staff that the passenger in his vehicle had been shot.
The unidentified man then ran off shortly after hospital staff took Andrade into the emergency room, police said. Andrade was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The driver of the car is at large, police said.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call detectives at (818) 838-9810 or (877) 527-3247. Callers can remain anonymous.
-- Ruben Vives

Homicide Report status

The map of homicides in Los Angeles County now contains all deaths reported by the coroner's office as homicides through March 2, 2009.

Since restarting the blog last month, we have been working to complete posts on homicides that took place since the blog went on hiatus in October.

As you will see in some of the latest posts below, we now plan to turn our attention to recent homicides.

We continue to work on filling in the gaps and hope to have additional information on each homicide by the time we relaunch the report in its new database format some time in the coming months.   

If you do not see a post on a particular homicide, please check back. We appreciate your patience.

To follow the most recent news on homicides in Los Angeles County, please visit L.A. Now's Homicide Report posts.

Hyde Park: Youth, 17, shot on bus

Edward Walker III, a 17-year-old black youth, was shot and killed on an MTA bus on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, on Crenshaw Boulevard south of 60th Street in Hyde Park, according to coroner's records.
Walker was pronounced dead at the scene after the 9 p.m. shooting.
Walker and another youth got into an argument when the bus on which they were riding stopped at the intersection, Los Angeles police said. As the argument escalated, the shooter pulled out a handgun and fired once at Walker, ran off and was last seen heading east on 60th Street. The shooting is being investigated as a gang-related homicide. Anyone with information is asked to call detectives E. Crosson and M. Kellum with the LAPD's 77th Division at (213) 485-1383. Callers can remain anonymous.
-- Ruben Vives

Burbank: Woman, 49, shot in her home

Jasmine Voskanian, 49-year-old white woman, was shot on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2009, at her home in the 4200 block of Jacaranda Avenue in Burbank, according to coroner's records.
Voskanian was shot around 12:20 a.m. and police have arrested and charged two men: Armen Mangasaryan, 29, and Arpiar Tergalstanyan, 20.
Voskanian had failed to repay a debt, according to police, who said the suspects are connected to her in some way. Burbank police said Voskanian and her home were specifically targeted in the shooting.
Police took a black Mercedes and a handgun from the scene.
Anyone with more information is asked to call Lt. Ron Caruso or Det. Chris Robarts at 818-238-3241.
-- Anthony Pesce

Florence: Man, 22, shot at party

Alberto Valadez, a 22-year-old Latino, died of a gunshot wound on Sunday, March 1, 2009, in the 7000 block of Compton Avenue in Florence, according to coroner's records.
Valadez was shot along with two other men at about 12:27 a.m. while they were attending a party. All three were taken to a hospital where Valadez was pronounced dead and the two other men were stabilized, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
There are no known motive or suspects in the homicide.
-- Anthony Pesce