Lake Los Angeles: Timothy Wong, 23

Timothy Wong, a 23-year-old Asian man, was stabbed to death Saturday, Dec. 19, in the 38900 block of 162nd Street East in Lake Los Angeles, authorities said.

Wong was stabbed about 10:04 p.m. and was pronounced dead by paramedics at 10:58 p.m. while en route to a hospital, according to the news release.

Authorities have arrested Jose Abundio, an 18-year-old Latino, in connection with the stabbing. He was arrested at 2:07 a.m. Dec. 20 at a nearby residence, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release. 

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Timothy Wong was stabbed. Credit: Google Maps

City Terrace: Eddie Licon, 41

Eddie Licon, a 41-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on Saturday, Dec. 19, in the 3700 block of Medford Street in City Terrace, authorities said.

Deputies responded to a call about a gunshot victim about 2:23 a.m. and found Licon lying in the sidewalk, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release.

Licon was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:33 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the head, according to coroner's records.

Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call Sheriff's Department homicide detectives at 323-890-5500.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Eddie Licon was found shot. Credit: Google Maps

West Covina: Emmanuel Alvarez, 27

Emmanuel Alvarez, a 27-year-old Latino, was shot and killed by West Covina police Thursday, Dec. 17, at South Azusa Avenue and East Greenville Drive in West Covina, authorities said.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department homicide detectives are investigating the officer-involved shooting.

According to a sheriff's news release, West Covina police said the incident began when officers pulled over a car containing three men for possible vehicle code violations. The officers ordered Alvarez out of the back seat and were patting him down when, according to the release, the driver and front seat passenger got out of the car with handguns and ran down the street.

"The rear passenger then reached into his waistband and pulled a semi-automatic handgun," according to the release. "One officer shoved the suspect away to create distance, pulled his handgun and then shot the suspect twice in the upper torso."

Alvarez was shot about 2:47 p.m. and pronounced dead at the scene at 3:03 p.m., according to coroner's records.

Officers responding to the scene of the shooting arrested the two other men without incident. Their names were not released. Sheriff's officials said three guns were recovered from the men and another gun was discovered inside the car.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Emmanuel Alvarez was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Norwalk: Marcel Ortiz, 21

Marcel Ortiz, a 21-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Dec. 14, in the 14500 block of Piuma Avenue in Norwalk, authorities said.

Ortiz was standing in a garage with two other men when someone approached the group with a rifle and opened fire, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release.

Ortiz was shot about 7 p.m. and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 9:56 p.m. The two other men were wounded in the attack but were listed in stable condition and are expected to survive, authorities said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Marcel Ortiz was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Van Nuys: Carlos Bonilla, 37

Carlos Bonilla, a 37-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Dec. 20, in the 14700 block of Archwood Street in Van Nuys, authorities said.

According to a Los Angeles Police Department news release, Bonilla was standing next to his car when he was approached by someone who shot him in the head. He was shot about 8:15 p.m. as he was leaving his home on his way to work, police said.

Bonilla was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics at 8:32 p.m., according to coroner's records. Police have no physical description of the suspect, but the person drove away in a mid 1990s Dodge Durango SUV.

Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call LAPD Van Nuys detectives at 818-374-0040.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Carlos Bonilla was shot. Click for the Van Nuys Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Monrovia: Jason Gentile, 22

Jason Gentile, a 22-year-old white man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 15, at South California Avenue and East Colorado Boulevard in Monrovia, authorities said.

Gentile was killed -- and a 21-year-old female friend wounded -- when they were shot crossing a street in Monrovia, authorities said.

The two were walking near California Avenue and Colorado Boulevard shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday when they were approached by at least five men, one of whom pulled out a handgun and fired several shots, said Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

The assailants fled the scene, said Whitmore, whose agency is assisting the Monrovia Police Department with the investigation.

Gentile, who lived in the neighborhood, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:20 p.m., and the woman, who was shot in the foot, was treated and released from a hospital, he said.

The shooting is being investigated as gang-related. Police did not have a description of the assailant.

-- Ruben Vives

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Map: The location where Jason Gentile was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Wilmington: Daniel Alejandre, 26

Daniel Alejandre, a 26-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Dec. 17, in the 500 block of West G Street in Wilmington, authorities said.

The incident occurred about 7 p.m., according to Officer Bruce Borihanh. The gunman apparently was in the rear passenger seat of the truck when he shot the driver and a passenger with a small-caliber weapon, Borihanh said.

Humberto Ramirez, a 29-year-old Latino, was also shot and killed in the same incident. Ramirez was driving the truck, with Alejandre in the passenger's seat.

The truck crashed into a parked vehicle and then a wall, authorities said.

Detectives are investigating “whether he was shot before or after they crashed, or whether they crashed because he was shot,” Borihanh said.

Witnesses saw the gunman flee the scene on foot, authorities said.

Anyone with more information about the case is asked to call the Los Angeles Police Department's Harbor Division at (310) 726-7882.

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Map: The location where Humberto Ramirez and Daniel Alejandre were shot. Click for the Wilmington Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Wilmington: Humberto Ramirez, 29

Humberto Ramirez, a 29-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Dec. 17, in the 500 block of West G Street in Wilmington, authorities said.

The incident occurred about 7 p.m., according to Officer Bruce Borihanh. The gunman apparently was in the rear passenger seat of the truck when he shot the driver and a passenger with a small-caliber weapon, Borihanh said.

Daniel Alejandre, a 26-year-old Latino, was also shot and killed in the same incident. Ramirez was driving the truck, with Alejandre in the passenger's seat.

The truck crashed into a parked vehicle and then a wall, authorities said.

Detectives are investigating “whether he was shot before or after they crashed, or whether they crashed because he was shot,” Borihanh said.

Witnesses saw the gunman flee the scene on foot, authorities said.

Anyone with more information about the case is asked to call the Los Angles Police Department's Harbor Division at (310) 726-7882.

-- Ann M. Simmons

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Map: The location where Humberto Ramirez and Daniel Alejandre were shot. Click for the Wilmington Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

El Sereno: Priscilla Jimenez, 31

Priscilla Jimenez, 31, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 19, in the 3000 block of Warwick Avenue at Martin Street in El Sereno, authorities said.

Jimenez and Michael Talamantes Jr., 32, both identified by the coroner as white, were found shot to death early in the morning inside a vehicle parked along a residential street, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The two apparently exchanged words with the occupants of another vehicle before a gunman in the other car began firing on them, officials said. The suspects' vehicle was described as a dark-colored compact.

Police responded to a report of numerous shots fired shortly before 5 a.m. at the location, said Officer April Harding, a spokeswoman for the LAPD.

When officers arrived at the location, they found the pair shot to death, she said. Police believe the shooting is gang-related.

"One of the victims was a gang member," Harding said. No arrests have been made.

-- Ruben Vives

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Map: The location where Michael Talamantes Jr. and Priscilla Jimenez were shot. Click for the El Sereno Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

El Sereno: Michael Talamantes Jr., 32

Michael Talamantes Jr., 32, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 19, in the 3000 block of Warwick Avenue at Martin Street in El Sereno, authorities said.

Talamantes and Priscilla Jimenez, 31, both identified by the coroner as white, were found shot to death early in the morning inside a vehicle parked along a residential street, Los Angeles Police Department officials said.

The two apparently exchanged words with the occupants of another vehicle before a gunman in the other car began firing on them, officials said. The suspects' vehicle was described as a dark-colored compact.

Police responded to a report of numerous shots fired shortly before 5 a.m. at the location, said Officer April Harding, a spokeswoman for the LAPD.

When officers arrived at the location, they found the pair shot to death, she said. Police believe the shooting is gang-related.

"One of the victims was a gang member," Harding said. No arrests have been made.

-- Ruben Vives

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Map: The location where Michael Talamantes Jr. and Priscilla Jimenez were shot. Click for the El Sereno Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Mid-City: Nelson Salazar Jr., 18

Nelson Salazar Jr., an 18-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on Sunday, Dec. 20, in the 8500 block of Beverlywood Street in Mid-City, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Salazar and two other men were shot about 6:25 p.m. in the incident. The victims were taken to the hospital, where Salazar was pronounced dead at 6:54 p.m., said Officer Rosario Herrera of the Los Angeles Police Department.

The condition of the surviving victims was unknown. Police did not have information on the suspects.

-- Victoria Kim

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Map: The location where Nelson Salazar Jr. was shot. Click for the Mid-City Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Homicides: Dec. 14 - Dec. 20

The year-to-date number of homicides in Los Angeles County is 721. The number does not include a few cases in which the cause of death has been deferred.

Los Angeles County coroner's officials have listed the following deaths between Dec. 14 and Dec. 20 as homicides:

Marcel Ortiz, a 21-year-old Latino, on Monday, Dec. 14. Ortiz was shot in the 14500 block of Piuma Avenue in Norwalk.

Stacy Johnson, a 42-year-old black man, on Monday, Dec. 14. Johnson was shot in the 2300 block of East 126th Street in Willowbrook.

Jason Gentile, a 22-year-old white man, on Tuesday, Dec. 15. Gentile was shot at South California Avenue and East Colorado Boulevard in Monrovia.

Emmanuel Alvarez, a 27-year-old Latino, on Thursday, Dec. 17. Alvarez was shot at South Azusa Avenue and East Greenville Drive in West Covina.

Humberto Ramirez, a 29-year-old Latino, on Thursday, Dec. 17. Ramirez was shot in the 500 block of West G Street in Wilmington.

Glenn Carr, a 45-year-old black man, on Thursday, Dec. 17. Carr was shot in the 1400 block of East 115th Street in Watts.

Daniel Alejandre, a 26-year-old Latino, on Thursday, Dec. 17. Alejandre was shot in the 500 block of West G Street in Wilmington.

Eddie Licon, a 41-year-old Latino, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Licon was shot in the 3700 block of Medford Street in City Terrace.

Michael Talamantes Jr., a 32-year-old white man, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Talamantes was shot in the 3000 block of Warwick Avenue at Martin Street in El Sereno.

Priscilla Jimenez, a 31-year-old white woman, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Jimenez was shot in the 3000 block of Warwick Avenue at Martin Street in El Sereno.

Victor Mendez Jr., a 17-year-old Latino, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Mendez was shot, but the location has not been reported by the coroner's office. Los Angeles police are investigating.

Francisco Zazueta, a 24-year-old Latino, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Zazueta was shot in the 18000 block of Vermont Avenue in Harbor Gateway.

Edgar Silva-Valdivia, a 21-year-old Latino, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Silva-Valdivia was shot at Garey Avenue and Philadelphia Street in Pomona.

Timothy Wong, a 23-year-old Asian man, on Saturday, Dec. 19. Wong was stabbed in the 38900 block of 162nd Street East in Lake Los Angeles.

An unidentified Latino man in his 30s on Sunday, Dec. 20. The man was shot at North Evergreen Avenue and Wabash Avenue in Boyle Heights.

Carlos Bonilla, a 37-year-old Latino, on Sunday, Dec. 20. Bonilla was shot in the 14700 block of Archwood Street in Van Nuys.

Nelson Salazar Jr., an 18-year-old Latino, on Sunday, Dec. 20. Salazar was shot in the 8500 block of Beverlywood Street in Mid-City.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Santa Fe Springs: Jonathan Gonzalez, 18

Jonathan Gonzalez, an 18-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the 11700 block of Burke Street in Santa Fe Springs, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator, said Gonzalez and another man were standing on railroad tracks in the area, allegedly making a deal involving a firearm.

Authorities reported than someone robbed the men with a gun, shooting Gonzalez. The man he was with was able to run to a nearby business to call for help, coroner's officials said.

Gonzalez was pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m., Harvey said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Jonathan Gonzalez was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Boyle Heights: Jose Fuentes, 43

Jose Fuentes, a 43-year-old Latino, was beaten and stabbed Monday, Dec. 7, in the 2500 block of East Whittier Boulevard in Boyle Heights. He died three days later at a hospital, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator, said Fuentes apparently grabbed a baseball bat and confronted two people. One person then pulled out a knife and stabbed him.

He was stabbed about 6 p.m. on Dec. 7 and died at 8:50 a.m. on Dec. 10, Harvey said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Jose Fuentes was beaten and stabbed. Click for the Boyle Heights Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Jefferson Park: Alvaro Mora, 34

Alvaro Mora, a 34-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Dec. 10, in the 3400 block of South 3rd Avenue in Jefferson Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Mora was walking down the sidewalk when someone drove by and shot him, said Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:26 p.m., Harvey said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Alvaro Mora was shot. Click for the Jefferson Park Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Dionne Parker, 8 months [Updated]

Dionne Parker, an 8-month-old black female, was found unresponsive with blunt force injuries Tuesday, Dec. 8, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials. The location of her injury was not immediately known to the coroner.

Dionne was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital and then transferred to Loma Linda Hospital in San Bernardino County, where she was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 12, said Craig Harvey, chief coroner investigator.

Harvey said Dionne's mother had apparently left her in someone else's care at the time of the incident, but did not know where the incident happened. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has jurisdiction.

[Updated Dec. 21 at 2:20 p.m.: Dion Chevelle Parker, a 25-year-old black man, was arrested Dec. 8 in connection to the death of Dionne Parker. 

He has been charged with child abuse, torture, attempted murder, and attempted assault on a child causing death. He is scheduled to be arraigned Dec. 23 in Antelope Valley, and is being held in lieu of $1,002,000 bail.

Updated Dec. 21 at 6 p.m.: Keri Smith, the assistant district attorney prosecuting Parker, said he has plead not guilty to these charges.

Smith said she will likely amend the felony complaint filed against Parker to include one count of murder after a meeting with homicide detectives later this week. Once the complaint is amended, Parker's hearing on Dec. 23 will probably be continued to a later date and he will have the opportunity to enter another plea, she said.

Smith said Dion Parker is the father of Dionne Parker, and the incident happened at their home in Lancaster. Officials have not released the specific address, or any other details about the case.]

-- Anthony Pesce

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Watts: Rayshawn Boyce, 31

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.

-- Anthony Pesce

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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.

Times coverage: Authorities investigating shooting death of attorney examine 2005 case

Jeffrey Tidus, a 53-year-old white man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 8, in the 4600 block of Sugarhill Drive in Rolling Hills Estates, authorities said. Coroner's officials said police have placed a security hold on the case, which bars them from giving out any additional information.

The following is an excerpt from Times coverage of the killing: Authorities investigating shooting death of attorney examine 2005 case

Detectives investigating the shooting death of Jeffrey Tidus, a prominent L.A. lawyer, are examining a 2005 case in which the attorney obtained a restraining order against a litigant who allegedly had threatened him, according to sheriff's deputies.

The case is one of several being looked at as detectives pore over Tidus' files seeking clues, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Dolson said. 

He stressed that the investigation is in its early stages and there is no evidence that Tidus' work was tied to his slaying. 

Tidus was killed Monday night outside his home in Rolling Hills Estates.

Dolson said colleagues at Tidus' law firm had alerted investigators to the 2005 case this week. In that case, Tidus' client, Jon M. Gunderson, sued a Los Angeles tax attorney, Christopher Gruys. 

The suit claimed that Gruys had mishandled a tax transaction, costing Gunderson millions of dollars. Tidus eventually won an $11.2-million judgment.

During a pretrial deposition in the case on June 7, 2005, Gruys pulled out a camera and took a photograph of Tidus, then made what the attorney interpreted as a threat, according to sworn declarations that Tidus and a court reporter made in support of Tidus' request for a restraining order against Gruys.

-- Richard Winton

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Photo: Sheriff's deputies stand watch in front of Jeffrey Tidus' home following the shooting death of the attorney on Dec. 8. Credit: Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times

Long Beach: Loc Phan, 74

Loc Phan, a 74-year-old Asian man, was beaten and died Monday, Dec. 7, in the 700 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, authorities said.

Long Beach police responded to a call about trouble at a business about 3:15 p.m. When they arrived at "Reliable Gold Exchange" they discovered Phan, who owned the cash-for-gold store, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

He had been severely beaten and had lacerations on his head and face, according to coroner's records and was pronounced dead at the scene at about 3:40 p.m.

Detectives are still investigating the motive, and have no suspect information to release.

Anyone who has information about this killing is asked to contact Long Beach Police Dets. Scott Lasch or Malcolm Evans at (562) 570-7244. 

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Loc Phan was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Long Beach: Jesus Nava, 23

Jesus Nava, a 23-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 12, at Orange Avenue and 11th Street in Long Beach, authorities said.

Long Beach Police responded to a shots-fired call about 11 p.m. and found Nava with a gunshot wound in the upper body, according to a police news release. Nava was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:31 p.m.

Police are calling the killing possibly gang-related.

Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call Long Beach Police Dets. Patrick O'Dowd or Terri Hubert at (562) 570-7244.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Jesus Nava was shot. Credit: Google Maps

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Venice: Eun Kang, 38

 

Eun Kang, a 38-year-old Korean woman, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, after she was raped and stabbed in the 1600 block of Electric Avenue in Venice, authorities said. 

At the time of her death Kang was pregnant with twins. One was a boy, the other's gender was not listed in coroner's records. Kang was pronounced dead at 11:15 p.m., and the unborn child listed as a boy was pronounced dead three minutes later.

Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said the second unborn child was discovered by coroner's examiners the next day so the time of death is listed as 3:10 p.m. Dec 9.

-- Anthony Pesce

The following is an excerpt from L.A. Now coverage of the killings: Suspect charged in rape, slaying of pregnant Venice woman spent time at state mental facility

Boneetio Kentro Washington, of Culver City, who is accused of raping and fatally stabbing a Venice woman who was four and half months pregnant with twins, spent time at a state mental facility earlier this year, according to law enforcement sources.

[A previous version of this post incorrectly said Kang was two months pregnant at the time of her death.]

LAPD detectives said they are trying to determine whether he is connected to other crimes in the area.

Washington has been arrested and charged with capital murder.

Police said they believe the attack was random and that Kang didn’t know Washington. Santiago Ortiz, 62, who lived in the same apartment complex as Kang, said he did not see her very often because “she worked all the time.”

He said that when she ran into him, she always said hello with a smile. Ortiz said Kang moved in several years ago and lived in the apartment by herself.

“She was quiet and friendly,” he said. “I felt very sad that something so disturbing happened to her. It’s terrible.”

-- Andrew Blankstein and My-Thuan Tran in Los Angeles, Robert Faturechi and Robert J. Lopez in Venice

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Photo: A memorial with incense and fresh flowers sits outside the home of Eun Kang. Credit: Spencer Weiner / Los Angeles Times

Map: The location where Eun Kang was attacked. Click for the Venice Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Cudahy: Roshdi Abuawad, 27

Roshdi Abuawad, a 27-year-old man identified by coroner's officials as Middle Eastern, died Sunday, Dec. 13, after he was hit by a car and dragged to Atlantic Avenue and Lake Avenue in Cudahy, authorities said.

Abuawad was leaving a Starbucks in Bell on Sunday when he was dragged and killed by a motorist who had just used his car to try to ram another group of people, investigators said.

Miguel Penayo, 32, was arrested at the scene on Atlantic Avenue after the chaotic 9:40 a.m. incident, which began with a traffic collision, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff"s Department. Streets in the area were closed for several hours as police searched for the driver and then investigated the crash.

After the traffic accident, Penayo and a group of men apparently from the other vehicle ended up on opposite sides of the street. The group began approaching Penayo in a threatening manner, deputies said, with one man carrying a metal rod.

Penayo drove his car directly at the group, striking one of the men. His car continued across Atlantic Avenue and into a driveway at a Starbucks near Florence Avenue, where his vehicle hit Abuawad.

Abuawad had been dragged under Penayo's vehicle for over a mile and was pronounced dead at the scene, the department said. The other victim hit by Penayo received minor injuries and was treated by fire rescuers at the scene.

-- Rich Connell

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Map: The location Roshdi Abuawad was dragged to. Credit: Google Maps

Compton: Sheridan Spencer, 70

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

Athens: Ivon Sanchez, 23

Ivon Sanchez, a 23-year-old Latina, was shot and killed Sunday, Dec. 13, in the 1500 block of West 101st Street in Athens, authorities said.

Gunfire broke out about 11:30 p.m. at a party at the location. Sanchez was wounded and later pronounced dead at a hospital.

The suspect, Mauricio Farias, 38, fled in a white 2002 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with chrome rims and the California license plate 8M15256.

Deputies warn that Farias should be considered armed and dangerous, and urge anyone with information to call the homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.

-- Seema Mehta

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Photo: Mauricio Farias, who is wanted by authorities in connection with the shooting death of Ivon Sanchez, 23. Credit: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Homicides: Dec. 7 - Dec. 13

The year-to-date number of homicides in Los Angeles County is about 704. This number does not include a few cases in which the cause of death has been deferred.

Los Angeles County coroner's officials have listed the following deaths between Dec. 7 and Dec. 13 as homicides:

Robert Robinson, an 8-year-old white child, on Monday, Dec. 7. Robinson died at a West Covina hospital where he had been taken after he nearly drowned in the 200 block of Jefferson Street in Taft in Kern County.

Loc Phan, a 74-year-old Asian man, on Monday, Dec. 7. Phan was beaten in the 700 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach.

Luis Perez, a 15-year-old Latino youth, on Monday, Dec. 7. Perez was shot several times in the 2100 block of East Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in Boyle Heights.

Eun Kang, a 38-year-old Korean woman, on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Kang was stabbed in the 1600 block of Electric Avenue in Venice. Kang was two months pregnant with twins, who are listed in coroner's records as Baby Boy Kang and Baby Kang.

Jonathan Gonzalez, an 18-year-old Latino, on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Gonzalez was shot in the 11700 block of Burke Street in Santa Fe Springs.

Jeffrey Tidus, a 53-year-old white man, on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Tidus was shot in the 4600 block of Sugarhill Drive in Rolling Hills Estates.

Sheridan Spencer, a 70-year-old black man, on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Spencer was shot in the 1600 block of West Caldwell Street in Compton. 

Jose Fuentes, a 43-year-old Latino, on Thursday, Dec. 10. Fuentes was beaten and stabbed in the 2500 block of East Whittier Boulevard in Boyle Heights.

Alvaro Mora, a 34-year-old Latino, on Thursday, December 10. Mora was shot in the 3400 block of South 3rd Avenue in Jefferson Park.

Dionne Parker, a female black infant, died Saturday, Dec. 12. The coroner has not provided an address or cause of death.

Jesus Nava, a 23-year-old Latino, on Saturday, Dec. 12. Nava was shot at Orange Avenue and 11th Street in Long Beach.

Rayshawn Boyce, a 31-year-old black man, on Saturday, Dec. 12. Boyce was shot in the 1400 block of East 115th Street in Watts.

Ivon Sanchez, a 23-year-old Latina, on Sunday, Dec. 13. The coroner has not provided an address or cause of death.

Roshdi Abuawad, a 27-year-old man described by coroner's officials as Middle Eastern, on Sunday, Dec. 13. Abuawad was hit by a car and dragged to Atlantic Avenue and Lake Avenue in Cudahy.

-- Anthony Pesce

Palmdale: Alfonso Gonzalez, 36

Alfonso Gonzalez, a 36-year-old Latino, was found dead Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the 1700 block of Autumnmist Drive in Palmdale, authorities said.

According to coroner's records, Gonzalez's burned body was found with arms and legs bound in a closet at a residence. He was discovered by authorities after the residence was set on fire.

Though the coroner's initial report on the killing indicates Gonzalez may have been beaten before he was burned, detectives said they are still investigating what happened to him.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Alfonso Gonzalez was found dead. Credit: Google Maps

Boyle Heights: Luis Eduardo Perez, 15

Luis Eduardo Perez, a 15-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Dec. 7, in the 2100 block of East Cesar Chavez Avenue in Boyle Heights, authorities said.

Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said Perez was standing near a bus stop when someone walked up to him and shot him several times.

The shooting happened about 7:30 a.m. and he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead 10 minutes later. Police are calling the killing gang-related.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Luis Eduardo Perez was shot. Click for the Boyle Heights Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Pomona: Jessie Valdivia, 23

Jessie Valdivia, a 23-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 5, in the 1000 block of West Third Street in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said Valdivia was chased down the sidewalk by a gunman and shot several times. He was pronounced dead at 11:42 p.m. at the scene.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Jessie Valdivia was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Bellflower: Francisco Garcia, 42

Francisco Garcia, a 42-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Dec. 4, in the 10000 block of Maple Street in Bellflower, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Garcia was shot in front of a residence at 10:18 p.m. and taken to a hospital by his nephew, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office. He died at 10:46 p.m.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Francisco Garcia was shot. Credit: Google Maps