Homicides: August 17 - August 24 [Updated]

The Los Angeles County coroner's office has confirmed the following deaths as homicides. The Times will report more details this week:

Jacob Benavidez, a 15-year-old Latino, on Aug. 18.  Benavidez was shot in the 1000 block of East 16th Street in Long Beach.

Rene Torres, a 2-year-old Latino,  on Aug. 18. Rene died in the 500 block of North Summit Avenue in Pasadena.

Thaddeus Risher, a 49-year-old black man, on Aug. 18.  Risher  was shot in the 100 block of East 82nd Place in Florence.

Christobal Lira, a 32-year-old Latino, on Aug.18. Lira was beaten and shot in the 9700 block of Sunland Boulevard in Shadow Hills.

Kevin Sipert, a 17-year-old black teenager, on Aug. 20 Sipert was shot at Essey Avenue and Laurel Street in Compton.

Oscar Lopez-Hernandez, a 40-year-old Latino, on Aug. 20. Lopez-Hernandez was shot at Ocean View Avenue and South Coronado Street in Westlake.

Brandon Thompson, a 20-year-old black man, on Aug. 21.  Thompson was stabbed in the 12400 block of Eucalyptus Avenue in Hawthorne.

Otis Williams, a 32-year-old black man, on Aug. 21, Williams was shot in the 2600 block of West 109th Street in Inglewood.

Ching Tseng, a 35-year-old Asian man, on Aug. 22.  Tseng was shot in the 3200 block of West 6th Street in Koreatown.

Tomas Guerrero, a 22-year-old Latino, on Aug. 22.  The location of Guerrero's shooting is unavailable at this time. [Updated September 1: Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said Guerrero was shot in the 700 block of East 135th Street in unincorporated Los Angeles.]

Larick Matheson, a 58-year-old black man, on Aug.  22. Matheson was shot in the 2900 block of South Rimpau Boulevard in West Adams.

Leonard Samuels, a 22-year-old black man, on Aug. 22. Samuels was shot in the 1700 block of West Century Boulevard in Gramercy Park.

Brandon Perry, a 17-year-old black teenager,  on Aug. 23. Perry was shot in the 6400 block of South 7th Avenue in Hyde Park.

Angel Popoca, a 21-year-old Latino, on Aug. 23. Popoca was shot in the 21300 block of South Archibald Avenue in Carson.

Hilario Seferino Perez, a 43-year-old Latino, on Aug. 23. Seferino Perez was shot in the 3400 block of Drew Street in Glassell Park.

Efrain Olmos, a 39-year-old Latino, on Aug. 24. Olmos was shot in the 9500 block of Bandera Street in Watts.

Tammy Howland, a 34-year-old white woman, on Aug. 24. Howland was shot in the 41000 block of 176th Street East in Lake Los Angeles.

Comments

[A. j]

summary: 1 Asian, 1 White, 7 blacks, 9 latinos killed in one week in L.A!

[A. j]

SAD!
MY PRAYER IS FOR DIVINE INTERVENTION TO STOP THE UNDUE LOSS OF LIFE IN LOS ANGELES. LA CITIZENS NEED TO COME TOGETHER TO DESIGN A WAY FORWARD! THE COMMUNITY NEEDS DESPERATE MEASURES!

[wallace knott]

Black and Brown people in particular, but not limited to, need to wake up and quit killing each other. 7 blacks and 9 latinos killed in one week, and I'm just surmising this but probably by their own people, is totally unacceptable, inhuman, and just down right stupid. Please, people stop the killing, we need to find other methods to resolve our differences. Peace, Peace, Peace is the only way. When you end the life of your sister and brother you do immeasurable harm to the victim, his family, yourself, and your family. You know what goes around comes around, so the vicious cycle goes on, and on. WAKE UP!!

[kim smith]

i would like to know if thaddius risher 49 is the family of belitha brooks. if so i would like her or other family members tp contact me immediately and do know where and how (through our old nieghborhood). if in fact this is im soin disbielf in sitting here reading this blog about him . my condolences go out heartly to them all. we were nieghbors for several years and held a bond togther. my prayers goout to you all. right now i'm so lost for words but please if anyone belonging to the family contact me immediately. luv you all heartly Kim, Meka, Crystal and Pooda