Palmdale: Eugene Harrington Jr., 23

Eugene Harrington Jr., a 23-year-old black man, was shot and killed Wednesday, Dec. 30, in the 37400 block of Kimberly Lane in Palmdale, authorities said.

Harrington was with his younger brother and another person about 9:10 p.m. when he got into an argument with the person, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The person pulled out a shotgun and shot Harrington once in the head, according to coroner's records.

Harrington was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:15 p.m., according to coroner's records. His younger brother was not injured in the incident.

Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call the Sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Eugene Harrington Jr. was shot. Credit: Google Maps

South El Monte: Gerardo Corral Jr., 27

Gerardo Corral Jr., a 27-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Jan. 1, in the 10700 block of Klingerman Street in South El Monte, authorities said.

According to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release, Corral was standing in the street about 1:45 a.m. when two Latinos in a dark-colored car drove up to him. Corral and the men "exchanged words" then at least one of them shot him in the chest and abdomen, according to the news release and coroner's records.

Corral was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:25 a.m.

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

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Gerardo Corral Jr. was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Vermont Square: Larry Woods, 50

Larry Woods, a 50-year-old black man, died Saturday, Dec. 26, more than four hours after he was hit by a stray bullet while eating Christmas dinner at his family's apartment in the 800 block of West 43rd Street in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Woods was inside his family's apartment when someone outside opened fire at a group of people about 7:50 p.m., said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.

One of the bullets came into Woods' apartment and struck him. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead early the next day, Winter said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Larry Woods was shot. Click for the Vermont Square Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Watts: Kevin Shallowhorn, 25

Kevin Shallowhorn, a 25-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 22, in the 1600 block of East 110th Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said Shallowhorn was standing in a driveway talking on his cellphone when a gunman drove up, got out of his car and shot him twice with a shotgun.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:05 p.m., Winter said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Kevin Shallowhorn was shot. Click for the Watts Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Compton: Hiram Taylor, 57

Hiram Taylor, a 57-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 22, at 156th Street and Central Avenue in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said Taylor worked at a Christmas tree lot at the location and got into an argument with a customer. The person apparently left and returned with several other people, then shot Taylor three times.

The shooting happened at 2:35 p.m. and Taylor was pronounced dead at 3:53 p.m., Winter said. Winter said police had one person in custody in connection with Taylor's death.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Hiram Taylor was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Vermont Square: Loren Arterberry, 36

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.

Pico Rivera: Joel Lamas, 27

Joel Lamas, a 27-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Jan. 1, in the 7600 block of Keltonview Drive in Pico Rivera, authorities said.

Lamas was shot in a front yard shortly before 2 a.m., according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release. Neighbors apparently heard the gunshots but told detectives they sounded like firecrackers. One neighbor went outside and found Lamas lying in the yard, authorities said.

Lamas was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:14 a.m. No other information was immediately available.

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

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Joel Lamas was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Pacoima: Antonio Carlos Jr., 34

Antonio Carlos Jr., a 34-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Friday, Jan 1, at Haddon Avenue and Pierce Street in Pacoima, authorities said.

Police responded to a call about a shooting and found Carlos, of Pacoima, on the sidewalk with several gunshot wounds, according to a Los Angeles Police Department news release.

Carlos was shot about 6:45 a.m. and taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:15 a.m., according to coroner's records.

Police had no motive for the killing and no information on suspects.

Anyone with information about this killing is asked to call LAPD Foothill Division detectives at (818) 834-3115.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Antonio Carlos Jr. was shot. Click for the Pacoima Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Valley Glen: Jose Landaverde, 24

Jose Landaverde, a 24-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 26, in the 13100 block of Vanowen Street in Valley Glen, authorities said.

Landaverde was killed, and three others wounded, in a gang-related shooting in an apartment courtyard, Los Angeles police said.

The victims, all Latino males, were attacked by a single gunman about 7:05 p.m. The gunman fled.

Landaverde was shot in the chest and died later at a hospital. Another man was shot in the stomach and was hospitalized in critical condition. The two other victims were wounded in the leg and hand, police said.

-- Mike Anton

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Map: The location where Jose Landaverde was shot. Click for the Valley Glen Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Unincorporated Los Angeles County: Paul Moore, 18

Paul Moore, an 18-year-old black man, was shot and killed Friday, Dec. 25, in the 9300 block of South Vermont Avenue in unincorporated Los Angeles County, authorities said.

Moore was killed during a Christmas night shooting rampage in the unincorporated Athens area of southern Los Angeles County that left several people injured, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Homicide detectives were trying to determine whether the shootings were related because they occurred less than half a mile apart and within several minutes.

The attack that left Moore dead was the most serious, occurring about 9:15 p.m. Arriving deputies found three males with gunshot wounds. They were taken to hospitals, where Moore was pronounced dead at 11:34 p.m.

Another shooting was reported in the 1200 block of West 98th Street, where a male was wounded. Minutes later, another was reported near 102nd Street and Normandie Avenue, where another male was found with gunshot wounds. The status of those two victims was not known. 

Detectives are investigating the shootings as gang-related.

-- Ruben Vives

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Map: The location where Paul Moore was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Unincorporated Los Angeles County: Nabil Tawab, 37

Nabil Tawab, a 37-year-old white man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Dec. 22, in the 26600 block of The Old Road in unincorporated Los Angeles County, authorities said.

Tawab was shot about 6:30 p.m. outside of an office building, authorities said. He was attending a holiday party with several co-workers at the building, and witnesses told detectives he went outside to get something out of his car.

Moments later, witnesses heard gunshots and found Tawab shot in the parking lot, authorities said. Witnesses told detectives they did not see a suspect, and the motive for the killing is unknown, authorities said.

Tawab was pronounced dead at a hospital at 7:17 p.m., according to coroner's records.

-- Robert J. Lopez and Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Nabil Tawab was shot. Credit: Google Maps

Pico-Union: Fereidoun Kohanim, 72

Fereidoun Kohanim, a 72-year-old white man, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, after he was shot in the 1800 block of Venice Boulevard in Pico-Union, authorities said.

Kohanim, a business owner, was shot in the head during a robbery at his 98-Cent store, Los Angeles police said.

The robbery happened on the afternoon ofMonday, Dec. 21, and Kohanim was pronounced dead about 5 p.m. the next day, authorities said.

Police said three men entered the store. The first walked up to the front counter and confronted Kohanim. A second man walked behind the counter, and a third stayed at the front door as a lookout.

According to police, the man at the front counter took out a chrome-plated revolver from his waistband and pointed it at Kohanim. As Kohanim attempted to reach for the man’s gun, the man pulled away and the second man approached the store owner from behind.

But he backed away quickly when Kohanim lunged in his direction. Moments later, the first man fired one shot, striking the store owner in the head.

The men were described as two Latinos, one wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and the other wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, police said, and a third man of unknown ethnicity wearing a gray long-sleeve pullover shirt and a black beanie knit cap.

All three also appeared to be wearing black knit gloves. Police released a video from a security camera.

Kohanim's family released a statement late Tuesday night: "Fereidoun Kohanim was a loving husband and father of two. He was known in the community as a warm, passionate and hard-working man who was always willing to lend a helping hand. We are devastated by this sudden loss and we will always remember him as the greatest father anyone could ask for."

Friends and family have set up an emergency fund to help support the family through this tragedy. The website is www.FredsFamilyFund.org.

-- Andrew Blankstein

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Map: The location where Fereidoun Kohanim was shot. Click for the Pico-Union Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Ivan Munoz, 24

Ivan Munoz, a 24-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Dec. 27, at an unknown address.

Munoz's body was discovered shortly before 2 a.m. after he was driven by a friend to a 7-Eleven store parking lot at 2887 E. Valley Blvd. in West Covina. Police came to investigate after getting a report of gunshot victims at the location.

Munoz, who coroner's officials determined had been stabbed and shot,was found dead in the passenger seat of his friend’s four-door Honda Accord, said West Covina Sgt. Steve Wheeless.

The driver, who was also hurt in the incident and whose name was not released, told detectives that he and Munoz had been involved in a fight about 1:20 a.m. in the parking lot near a Margarita Jones restaurant at the Westfield Shopping Center in West Covina.

Investigators interviewed the driver at a hospital five hours after the incident had occurred.

He told authorities that after the fight, he and Munoz ran to their car and fled. The driver told police he was heading to his friend’s house in Pomona, but got lost and noticed that Munoz was no longer breathing.

“He was then looking for any business that was open,” Wheeless said.

According to the man's account, he drove almost 30 minutes before he pulled into the 7-Eleven store, about nine miles from the shopping center where he told police the fight had taken place. Police, however, said they have been unable to confirm the man’s story.

Investigators say the parking lot where the alleged fight occurred had been cleaned up by a private company, destroying any possible evidence left from the shooting.

“There’s no bullet casings … no evidence,” Wheeless said, adding that police have to take the man’s word for it now. Investigators said they were looking for assistance from anyone who may seen the altercation at the Margarita Jones parking lot. Tipsters can call (626) 939-8557.

-- Ruben Vives

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Dispatch: 'He just never made it back home'

A small collection of candles sits near a street lamp outside Lincoln Elementary School in Long Beach, the only indication that Jesus Nava, a 23-year old Latino, was shot to death here at 11 p.m. on Dec. 12.

The intersection where he was killed -- 11th Street and Orange Avenue in East Long Beach -- was just seven blocks away from where he lived. Nava was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Medical Center, about 500 feet from the Metro station he had exited moments before his slaying.

“He just never made it back home,” his sister, Rosa Nava, said of that night. She learned of her brother's death when Long Beach police detectives visited her home about 3 a.m. as she and her husband were preparing to go to work on their delivery route for the Los Angeles Times.

Her brother had been walking home from the Anaheim Metro station on 11th Street after visiting his parents in North Long Beach -- something he did each weekend.

“All the brothers would be there all the time on the weekends,” his sister said. 

A recently out-of-work roofer, he had been living with his sister and her family since September. The day before he was killed, he received his unemployment check and gave his sister $150 to help pay for food for her family of six, including his four nieces and nephews.

“He knew we were currently struggling to buy groceries,” she said.

The other part of his unemployment check was going to be devoted to buying diapers for his 2-year-old son, Joseph, who lived with his mother in North Long Beach, where Nava was from, near where the 710 and 91 freeways meet.

People in their North Long Beach neighborhood have known Nava “since he was in diapers,” his sister said.

Most Christmases at their parents' home are busy, she said. Nava had four brothers and two sisters who all bring their families to celebrate, filling the home with more than 20 people. This Christmas, Rosa Nava said her brother planned to buy games for his son and his ex-girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter, Lucy.

Instead, all Christmas plans for the family were canceled.

Two days before Christmas, services were held for Nava at All Souls Mortuary in Long Beach. His ashes were be entombed Tuesday.

"There's still that one [present] that's still there," Rosa Nava said of a gift for her brother left unopened.

Nava was the only member of his family to die in recent history, his sister said. Some of their great- grandparents are still living and were not even told of his death because family members believed it would be too hard for them to learn that they outlived their 23-year-old great-grandson.

The possibility of Nava's death being gang-related is being considered, although Det. Patrick O' Dowd said authorities do not believe Nava had any gang involvement.

"We're still investigating different theories," O'Dowd said. "It's even harder when the victim has small children. Especially around the holidays."

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact O'Dowd or Det. Terri Hubert at (562) 570-7244.

-- Lauren Williams in Long Beach

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Photo: Jesus Nava, 23, was shot and killed Dec. 12 in Long Beach. Credit: Nava family. Map: Location of Nava's shooting. Credit: Google maps.

Pacoima: Victor Mendez Jr., 17

Victor Mendez Jr., a 17-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 19, at Foothill Boulevard and Paxton Street in Pacoima, authorities said.

Mendez was the victim of a car-to-car shooting that police said may be gang-related. Occupants of the two vehicles exchanged words before a gunman in one car began firing on the other about 1 p.m., officials said.

The suspects' vehicle was described as a dark-colored compact.

Mendez was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:35 p.m. Police are looking for four male suspects.

-- Rich Connell

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Map: The location where Victor Mendez Jr. was shot. Click for the Pacoima Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Watts: Glenn Carr, 45

Glenn Carr, a 45-year-old black man, was shot and killed Thursday, Dec. 17, in the 1400 block of East 115th Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said police received a report of a shooting about 8:37 p.m. and found Carr lying on the sidewalk with several gunshot wounds.

He was taken to aas soon as he arrived at 8:59 p.m., Winter said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Glenn Carr was shot. Click for the Watts Mapping L.A. page to learn more about the demographics of the neighborhood.

Pomona: Edgar Silva-Valdivia, 21

Edgar Silva-Valdivia, a 21-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 19, at Garey Avenue and Philadelphia Street in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office, said Silva-Valdivia was driving a vehicle when he got into an argument with the occupants of another vehicle. Someone in the other car opened fire, hitting Silva-Valdivia once in the head, Winter said.

A passenger in Silva-Valdivia's car was not injured.

Silva-Valdivia was shot about 9:30 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene 20 minutes later, Winter said.

-- Anthony Pesce

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Map: The location where Edgar Silva-Valdivia was shot. 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.

-- 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.

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.

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

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.

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.