Adams-Normandie: Andrew Faucette, 51

Andrew Faucette Jr., a 51-year-old black man, died on Monday, Sept. 14, after he was shot several times in the 3100 block of South Normandie Avenue in Adams-Normandie, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Faucette was the victim of a drive-by shooting, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office. The shooting happened at about 11:48 p.m. and Faucette was pronounced dead at the scene, Winter said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Andrew Faucette was shot. Click for the Adams-Normandie Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Adams-Normandie: Xiomara Fajardo de Lopez, 36

Xiomara Fajardo de Lopez, a 36-year-old Latina, died Aug. 28 in a shooting in the 2900 block of Kenwood Avenue in Adams-Normandie, authorities said.

Authorities are looking for her husband,Carlos Anibal Lopez, also 36, Los Angeles police said Saturday.

Police say Lopez got into an argument with her husband shortly before noon, he then picked up a handgun and fired several rounds, striking his wife.

The couple's three children were present during the incident, and their 11-year-old son was shot, police say.

The boy was reportedly in stable condition at a hospital. His mother died at the scene, according to Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics.

Police say Carlos Anibal Lopez left in a white Toyota Corolla. The car and a handgun were found a short time later.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Det. Dave Garrido at (213) 485-1383, or a toll-free, 24-hour hot line, (877) LAPD-24-7.

-- Jean Merl

Adams-Normandie: Martha Cruz, 18

Martha Cruz, an 18-year-old Latina, was fatally shot Aug. 1. She was shot while sitting in a car that was stopped at a red light in the 2900 block of South Normandie Avenue in Adams-Normandie, authorities said. Cruz was taken to a hospital where she died a short time later.

Cruz was riding in the back seat when the driver stopped for a red light. Her cousin and two friends were also in the car, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

While the driver was waiting for the light to turn green, another car – described by LAPD as a "light colored four-door sedan with tinted windows" – pulled up next to them. The front-seat passenger in the sedan shouted to Cruz's car, asking the occupants where they were from, according to the LAPD.

This is a common question asked before gang-related homicides, meant as an opportunity for the victim to identify his or her gang affiliation, according to the LAPD.

The passenger in the sedan then pulled out a chrome revolver and fired several shots into the vehicle, hitting Cruz. The driver took her to the hospital, where she died, according to the LAPD.

Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call LAPD Southwest Division Dets. Dave Dilkes or Sean Hansen at (213) 485-1383.

-- Anthony Pesce