South Park: Mauricio Jimenez, 22

Mauricio Jimenez, a 22-year-old Latino, was shot several times in his chest, abdomen and extremities and died Aug. 15. Jimenez was shot in the 400 block of East 52nd Street in South Park, officials said.

Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Herrera said Jimenez was a gang member who was standing in an alley about 3:55 a.m. with a female acquaintance when two men, also believed to be gang members, approached and started firing.

The victim suffered wounds to his upper and lower torso and was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

-- Christopher Goffard

South Park: Jessie Long, 19 [Updated]

Jessie Long, a 19-year-old black man, was shot in the neck by Los Angeles police officers at 49th Street and Wadsworth Avenue in South Park and died Thursday, August 6, according to Los Angeles County coroner's officials.

According to the LAPD, undercover officers from the department's Special Investigation Section witnessed the robbery of a cellphone store and then saw a group of men, including Long, get into a gold Pontiac.

The group was under surveillance because police suspected they were involved in a series of similar robberies in the area, officials said.

LAPD Dets. Donald Walthers and Jeff Nolte followed the car away from the scene of the alleged robbery and used a "standard manuever" to block the vehicle, police said.

"The detectives also used their vehicles for cover and identified themselves as police officers, ordering the suspects to surrender," according to an LAPD news release.

Police allege that at that point, Marquis Walker, an 18-year-old black man who was seated in the back of the car, pulled a gun and pointed it in the direction of the detectives. Walthers and Nolte each fired at the car.

South Park: Ivan Valencia, 30

Ivan Valencia, a 30-year-old Latino, was shot in the head and died on July 17. He was shot at 55th Street and Main Street in South Park, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.

-- Anthony Pesce