El Monte: Hugo Negrete, 17

Hugo Negrete, a 17-year-old Latino, was stabbed to death Saturday, Nov. 7, in the 11000 block of Bonwood Road in El Monte, authorities said.

The death was reported about 3 a.m., said L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Lillian Peck. Negrete, who was pronounced dead at the scene, was stabbed about four times, according to coroner's investigators.

-- Carla Rivera and Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Hugo Negrete was found stabbed. Credit: Google Maps

El Monte: Job Gonzalez-Martinez, 20

Job Gonzalez-Martinez, a 20-year-old Latino, was shot several times in the 11900 block of Lansdale Street in El Monte and died Aug.9, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Police received a call about shots fired about 2:30 a.m. When they arrived at the scene they saw a vehicle speeding away, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.

Gonzalez-Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:46 a.m., Winter said.

-- Anthony Pesce

El Monte: Jose Jimenez, 16

Jose Jimenez, a 16-year-old white youth, was shot to death by a police officer at Meeker Avenue and Mildred Street in El Monte on July 24, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

The events that led to Jimenez's shooting began shortly before 4:30 a.m. when Baldwin Park officers followed a vehicle that had been reported stolen

The officers stopped the vehicle, and two people described as "male Hispanic adult passengers" got out and ran, according to the Sheriff's Department, which is investigating the shooting. The female driver remained and was taken into custody.

One of the officers, who was not identified, chased the two. He told sheriff's investigators that he opened fire when one of the suspects reached for a gun. Jimenez, who lived in La Puente, did not fire any shots; the officer fired four, investigators said. 

A handgun was recovered at the scene where Jimenez died, authorities said. The second suspect remained at large Friday night. Coroner's officials listed Jimenez's race as Caucasian in their report.

-- Jean Merl and Anthony Pesce