January 5, 2010 | 10:44
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Loren Arterberry, a 36-year-old black man, was shot and killed Monday, Dec 21, at Western and Vernon avenues in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Arterberry, of Alhambra, was riding a bicycle when someone walked up and shot him, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office. Winter said the assailant then fled on foot.
Arterberry was shot about 7:40 p.m. and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:10 p.m., Winter said.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Loren Arterberry was shot. Click for the Vermont Square Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
December 18, 2009 | 2:19
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Rayshawn Boyce, a 31-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 12, in the 1400 block of East 115th Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Boyce was shot during what Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator, described as a walk-up altercation about 7:45 p.m. Boyce was standing on the sidewalk when someone got out of a vehicle, walked up, and shot him, Harvey said.
He was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:22 p.m., Harvey said.
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Map: The location where Rayshawn Boyce was shot. Click for the Watts Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
December 15, 2009 | 11:15
am
Sheridan Spencer, a 70-year-old black man, was shot and killed Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the 1600 block of West Caldwell Street in Compton, authorities said.
The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. in a residential neighborhood, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said. Spencer was pronounced dead at the scene.
Anyone with information is asked to call homicide detectives at (323) 890-5500.
-- Robert J. Lopez
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Map: The location where Sheridan Spencer was shot. Credit: Google Maps
December 11, 2009 | 2:22
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Kenneth Barnes, a 38-year-old black man, was shot and killed Thursday, Dec. 3, in the 1300 block of South Long Beach Boulevard in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said deputies patrolling the area heard gunshots and went to investigate. Barnes had been driving a vehicle at the time of his shooting and when deputies arrived at the scene he had crashed into parked cars, Winter said.
The shooting happened about 8:25 p.m. and Barnes was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 8:50 p.m.
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Map: The location where Kenneth Barnes was shot. Credit: Google Maps
December 4, 2009 | 9:44
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Remington Dunham, a 19-year-old black man, was shot and killed Friday, Nov. 20, in the 11000 block of Gonsalves Place in Cerritos, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Dunham was attending a party when a fight broke out in the frontyard, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
Dunham was shot about 10:55 p.m. and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:09 p.m., Winter said.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Remington Dunham was shot. Credit: Google Maps
December 2, 2009 | 8:25
am
Lavell Hudson, a 24-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Nov. 22, in the 1200 block of East 115th Street in Watts, authorities said.
Police received a report that shots had been fired about 4 a.m. and found Hudson on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:15 a.m., according to coroner's records.
-- Corina Knoll
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Map: The location where Lavell Hudson was shot. Click for the Watts Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
November 6, 2009 | 1:39
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Arthur Hicks, a 34-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Nov. 1, in the 1600 block of Renee Street in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said Hicks was involved in a fight with several men when someone pulled out a gun and opened fire.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Arthur Hicks was shot. Credit: Google Maps
November 5, 2009 | 9:33
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James Jones, a 43-year-old black man, was shot and killed Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the 11400 block of South New Hampshire Avenue in Athens, authorities said.
Jones and another man were standing in front of a residence when they were approached by a black man who shot both of them, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Jones was pronounced dead at the scene and the other man was taken to a hospital. The suspect ran away, authorities said.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where James Jones was shot. Credit: Google Maps
October 27, 2009 | 6:27
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Chad Johnson, a 19-year-old black man, was shot and killed on Tuesday, Oct. 20, in the 400 block of East Avenue Q-3 in Palmdale, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Johnson, a resident of Lake Los Angeles, was standing outside an apartment about 9 p.m. when someone approached and shot him, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
Johnson was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:12 p.m., Winter said.
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Map: The location where Chad Johnson was shot.
Credit: Google Maps
October 27, 2009 | 6:22
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Waymon Weston, a 20-year-old black man, was shot and killed on Monday, Oct. 19, in the 1100 block of West 90th Street in Athens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Weston was standing outside an apartment about 10 p.m. when someone approached and shot him, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Weston was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:07 p.m., Winter said.
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Map: The location where Waymon Weston was shot.
Credit: Google Maps
October 23, 2009 | 4:18
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Patrick Shillings, a 21-year-old black man, was shot several times and killed Sunday, Oct. 18, at Lassen Street and White Oak Avenue in Northridge, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator, said Shillings was walking east on Lassen Street with another person when they were approached by several people.
An argument began and several shots were fired, Harvey said. Shillings ran and collapsed a short distance away. He was pronounced dead at 1:30 p.m. at the scene, Harvey said.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Patrick Shillings was shot. Click for the Northridge Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
October 20, 2009 | 10:50
pm
David Mikes, a 28-year-old black man, was shot and killed on Thursday, Oct. 15, in the 100 block of West 64th Place in Inglewood, authorities said.
Mikes was found in the carport of an apartment building about 10:44 p.m. after Inglewood police received a shots fired call, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Inglewood Det. Jack Aranda said there were few witnesses to the shooting, but he did have a potential lead on the case.
Aranda said he was still investigating the motive in the killing. A news release from the Inglewood Police Department called the killing gang-related, but Aranda said it also could have stemmed from a dispute.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where David Mikes was shot. Credit: Google Maps
October 19, 2009 | 4:14
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Reginald Hendrix Jr., a 28-year-old black man, was shot and killed Thursday, Oct. 8, in the 100 block of West 74th Street in Florence, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Hendrix was shot about 9:21 a.m. and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:40 a.m., said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Reginald Hendrix Jr. was shot. Click for the Florence Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
October 19, 2009 | 4:00
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Marvin Nicholson, a 13-year-old black youth, was shot and killed Monday, Oct. 12, in the 900 block of South Grandee Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Marvin was shot about 12:30 p.m. when someone jumped out of a vehicle and fired several shots at him, coroner's officials said.
He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m., said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Marvin Nicholson, 13, was shot. Credit: Google Maps
October 6, 2009 | 10:08
pm
Alton Mixon, a 51-year-old black man, was stabbed to death Monday, Sept. 28, in his house in the 14100 block of South Albertson Avenue in an area of unincorporated Los Angeles County surrounded by Compton, according to coroner's officials.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Mitch Loman said Mixon was fatally stabbed during an argument with his brother Joe Mixon, 47. Sheriff's deputies arrested Joe Mixon the same day. He has been charged with his brother's murder and pleaded not guilty at his arraignment last week. His bail has been set at $1 million, and he is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Oct. 15.
Loman said the stabbing happened about 4 p.m., and Alton Mixon was pronounced at the scene just minutes later.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Photo: The home where Alton Mixon was stabbed to death. Credit: Sarah Ardalani / Los Angeles TImes
October 6, 2009 | 10:03
pm
Cory Smith, a 29-year-old black man, died Thursday, Oct. 1, after he was shot at Arbor Vitae Street and 10th Avenue in Inglewood, authorities said.
Smith was standing on the sidewalk near a parked car when several people approached him and one or more people shot him several times, police said.
Smith was shot just before midnight Sept. 30 and was pronounced dead at the scene seven minutes after midnight, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the L.A. County coroner's office.
Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call the Inglewood Police tip line at (888) 41-CRIME or Inglewood homicide detectives at (310) 412-5246.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Cory Smith was shot. Credit: Google Maps
September 30, 2009 | 2:01
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Errol McIntyre, a 46-year-old black man, died on Thursday, Sept. 24, after he was shot at
West 37th Place and Catalina Street in Exposition Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
McIntyre was found shot in the neck in his black Infinity SUV. Police found the vehicle just before 10 p.m. in the 1200 block of West 37th Place in South Los Angeles.
Anyone with information is asked to call Criminal Gang Homicide Group Dets. Jim Yoshida and Mike Applegate at (213) 485-1383. Callers can also use a 24-hour number: (877) 527-3247 or go to the LAPD website and click on web tips.
-- Maeve Reston
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Map: The location where Errol McIntyre was shot. Click for the Exposition Park Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
September 29, 2009 | 2:02
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Dominique Johnson, a 28-year-old black man, was shot in a drive-by assault just before midnight July 4 and died in the hospital shortly after.
On Saturday, his friends and family gathered in Cerritos Park to celebrate what would have been his 29th birthday.
There was food and laughter, Johnson's two young children swung from the playground equipment and family members gathered at the picnic tables to talk and play dominoes.
But there was a heaviness to the celebration.
This was the park where Johnson spent his last day celebrating July 4th with his family.
Shonda Louden, Johnson's girlfriend, said they had spent all day July 4 in the park celebrating then drove home to set off fireworks in front of his grandmother's house.
Johnson lived with Louden in the 1300 block of North Tamarind Avenue in Compton, about a block away from his grandmother's house. When his family finished setting off fireworks, Johnson and Louden got into his car and drove the short distance back to their home.
Louden said she went inside to take a shower as Johnson stayed in his car to talk to a neighbor.
September 25, 2009 | 11:26
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Kevin Robert Harris II, a 21-year-old black man, died on Sunday, Sept. 20, after he was shot in the
3300 block of West 11th Place in Inglewood, according to the Los Angeles County coroner.
Harris, of Westchester, was sitting in his car when a vehicle pulled up next to him and someone shot him, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
The incident happened at about 8 p.m., and Harris was taken to a hospital, where he died at 8:41 p.m., Winter said.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Kevin Robert Harris II was shot. Credit: Google Maps
September 25, 2009 | 11:55
am
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.
September 25, 2009 | 10:05
am
Brent Lavorne Moore, an 18-year-old black man, died on Saturday, Sept. 19, after he was shot in the
200 block of South Witmer Street in Westlake, authorities said.
Sgt. Michael Mabie of the Los Angeles Police Department said Moore was a Crips gang member of an unknown clique and was killed after two men walked up and shot him multiple times before fleeing.
He said three men were standing in front of the Pan American restaurant and club about 1:45 a.m. when a car carrying two gang members, reportedly from the Temple Street Gang, drove by, and one of the men inside said something to the group.
The car then circled back around and one of the men inside shot at the three men, striking one in the chest, one in the back and one in the hand, police said. Mabie said the three injured men also were gang members and that security guards returned fire and the vehicle sped away.
-- Ari B. Bloomekatz
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Credit: Sarah Ardalani / Los Angeles Times
September 25, 2009 | 9:55
am
Robert Tripple, a 20-year-old black man, died on Monday, Sept. 14, after he was shot in the
200 block of West 20th Street in Long Beach, authorities said.
Long Beach police responded to a shots fired call at about 10:45 p.m. and found Tripple and two other men suffering from gunshot wounds, according to a statement released by the Long Beach Police Department.
Tripple and his companions -- unidentified 19- and 20-year-old men from Long Beach -- had "a verbal exchange" with two other men in front of a residence, according to the statement.
The shooters opened fire on Tripple and the other two men. The two unidentified men were treated for nonlife-threatening injuries. Tripple was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to Long Beach Police.
The shooting is being investigated as gang-related, according to Long Beach Police. No suspect descriptions were available.
Anyone with information is asked to call Long Beach Police Department Dets. William Matsubara or Todd Johnson at (562) 570-5273.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Robert Tripple was shot. Credit: Google Maps
September 18, 2009 | 12:10
pm
Kevis Gray, a 20-year-old black man, died after he was shot Sunday, Sept. 13, in the
10400 block of Normandie Avenue in unincorporated Los Angeles County, authorities said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Det. Robert Harris said the shooting took place about 4:40 p.m. Witnesses told detectives Gray was walking to the store when he was approached by a black man in his 20s who asked him: "Where are you from?"
Witnesses told detectives Gray tried to answer the question, and at first the shooter seemed satisfied with his response. The two men shook hands and then, as Gray turned around to leave, the other man shot him, Harris said.
Coroner's investigators said Gray's autopsy has not been completed, so they could not confirm where or how many times he was shot. He was pronounced dead at 5:24 p.m. at a hospital.
Harris said the shooting has all of the hallmarks of a gang killing. It occurred in area heavily populated by gangs, he said, adding that the question asked of the victim is common before a gang killing.
Gray had no known gang affiliations, and witnesses told detectives he did not participate in gang activity, Harris said.
The shooter is still at large.
Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call sheriff's homicide Det. Harris at 323-890-5500.
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Map: Location of Kevis Gray's shooting. Credit: Google Maps
September 17, 2009 | 5:18
pm
Kadeemi Rashad Forman, a 19-year-old black man, died Thursday, Sept. 10, after being shot several times in the 1700 block of West 69th Street in Harvard Park, authorities said.
According to a Los Angeles Police Department news release, Forman was shot about 9:05 p.m. as he was walking with a group of friends. Three black men drove by the group, and one fired several shots from the car, hitting Forman, according to the release.
Forman died a short time later at the hospital.
Police ask anyone with information about this killing to call LAPD homicide Dets. Guzman or Mendoza at 323-485-1383.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: Location of Kadeemi Rashad Forman's shooting. Click for Harvard Park's Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.
September 11, 2009 | 11:24
pm
Marcelino Pettway, a 25-year-old black man, died Tuesday, Sept. 1 after he was shot three times at Long Beach Boulevard and Marcelle Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.
Pettway, of Compton, was talking to someone sitting in a car when the the person got out of the vehicle and shot him several times, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
The shooting happened at about 10:37 p.m. and Pettway was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:31 p.m., Winter said.
-- Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location where Marcelino Pettway was shot. Credit: Google Maps
September 8, 2009 | 10:23
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Jerome Downs, a 21-year-old black man, died Sunday Sept. 6 after he was shot at 4th Street and Boylston Street in Westlake, authorities said.
Downs and another man were sitting in a vehicle when someone walked up to their car and shot them both in the torso, said Officer Sara Faden of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Both men were taken to a hospital – the other man, who was not identified, survived his injuries.
-- Ari B. Bloomekatz and Anthony Pesce
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Map: The location of Jerome Downs' shooting. Click for Westlake's Mapping L.A. page, which compiles demographic information about the neighborhood.
September 8, 2009 | 10:21
pm
Keith Moore, a 20-year-old black man, died Saturday, Sept. 5 after he was shot several times in the 1500 block of West 55th Street in Harvard Park, officials said.
Moore was riding his bicycle when he was confronted by a man on foot who shot him multiple times, said Officer Sara Faden of the Los Angeles Police Department. Moore was left on the street and was later pronounced dead.
The shooter fled the scene and remains at large, Faden said.
-- Ari B. Bloomekatz
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Map: The location of Keith Moore's shooting. Click for Harvard Park's Mapping L.A. page, which compiles demographic information about the neighborhood.
September 3, 2009 | 4:56
pm
Nelson was one of two people shot about 8:40 p.m., said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:53 p.m.
The other victim in the killing was Drayvon James, a 29-year-old black man. He was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, Winter said.
No other information was immediately available.
-- Anthony Pesce
September 3, 2009 | 4:02
pm
Knighten was shot Aug. 26 at 11 p.m. and died at a hospital early the next morning at 3:57 a.m., said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
No other information about the shooting was immediately available.
-- Anthony Pesce
July 25, 2009 | 4:15
pm
Stinson Brown, a 21-year-old black man, was shot in the arm and lower back and died on July 18. He was shot in the 4200 block of West Don Felipe Drive in Baldwin Hills / Crenshaw, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
