Monday, December 18, 2006
Dec. 10-16
Michael Francis, a 25-year-old black man, was found dead of an apparent drug overdose at 400 W. Century Boulevard in South Los Angeles, but was later determined to have been murdered by a blow to the head. He died at 11:24 a.m. Dec. 12.
David Rocha, a 24-year-old Hispanic man, was found dead of a gunshot wound at 718 Lagoon Ave. just north of the docks at the World Port Los Angeles at 9:45 p.m. Dec. 12.
Johno Campbell, a 19-year-old black man, was shot multiple times at 501 Manchester Ave. in South Central Los Angeles, and died at 2:28 a.m. Dec. 13.
Edward Melgoza, a 38-year-old Hispanic man, was killed in a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies at 9626 San Luis Ave. in South Gate, and died at 8:20 p.m. Dec. 13.
Lateef Hughes, a 28-year-old black man, was shot at 39215 15th Street East and died at 2 p.m. Dec. 14.
Joey Sandoval, a 15-year-old Hispanic boy, was killed by gunfire at the intersection of Foothill Boulevard and Terra Bella Street in the Northeast San Fernando Valley at 1:28 p.m. Dec. 14.
Joseph Aldama, a 24-year-old Hispanic man, was shot in the head and his body was then dumped in an undisclosed area of Los Angeles County. He was found at 7:53 p.m. Dec. 15.
Pedro Aparicio, a 35-year-old Hispanic man, was shot in the head at 1929 Magnolia Avenue in Long Beach and died at 7:35 p.m. on Dec. 16.
Dec. 4-11, 2006
Robert Welch, a 38-year-old black man, was struck by gunfire at 1040 Tajuata St. and died at 1:57 a.m. Dec. 8.
Michael Delgadillo, a 24-year-old Hispanic man, was shot at 2201 E. 223rd St. in Carson and died at 2:02 a.m. Dec. 8.
Christopher Olivan, a 31-year-old Hispanic man, was shot at 244 S. Westlake Ave. near MacArthur Park and died at 4:50 a.m. Dec. 8.
Juan Osegueda, a 26-year-old Hispanic man, was stabbed at 5248 E. Meridian St. in Highland Park, and died at 9:50 a.m. Dec. 6.
Marlon Luchien, a 36-year-old black man, was shot in Watts and died at 1:25 p.m. Dec. 6.
Kendall Chun, a 34-year-old man of Asian descent, was shot at 600 N. Wilmington Blvd. in Wilmington and died at 8:84 p.m. Dec. 5.
Arturo Mercado, a 34-year-old Hispanic man, was shot at 1525 W. 205th Street east of Torrance and died at 8:17 p.m. Dec. 5.
Aysha Sly, 27, a black woman, was found stabbed about 50 times at 12233 S. Manor St. and died at 1:12 a.m. Dec. 5.
Billy Grant Jr., a 21-year-old black man, was shot at 2606 S. Orange Drive in Southwest Los Angeles, and died at 1:01 p.m. Dec. 4.
Denise Moore, a 51-year-old white woman, was hit by a bullet at 12767 Pacific Ave. in Mar Vista, and died 10:48 a.m. Dec 4.
Rodney Wyatt, a 50-year-old black man, was reportedly stabbed at 1226 S. Flower St. in downtown Los Angeles, and died at 2:51 a.m. Dec. 4.
Merced Aguirre, a 52-year-old Hispanic man, was stabbed multiple times at 16702 Doublegrove Street in Valinda and died at 9:04 p.m. Dec. 4.
Nov. 27-Dec. 3
Daniel Hernandez, a 19-year-old Hispanic man, was shot in the neck at 15804 Marlin Place and died at 2:25 a.m. Dec. 3.
Terelle Waters, a 27-year-old black man, was shot multiple times as he was standing outside at 4310 S. Morgan St. just south of downtown Los Angeles, and died at 12:48 p.m. Dec. 2.
Raffik McClinton, a 19-year-old black man, was shot at 4500 Santa Rosalia Drive in the Crenshaw area and died at 6:46 p.m. Dec. 2.
Richard Reyes, a 29-year-old Hispanic man, was shot a couple times at 214 Glenloch Street and died at 3:50 a.m. Dec. 1.
Jesus Torres, a 46-year-old Hispanic man, was possibly both shot and stabbed in at an unreported location in Los Angeles County and died 6:55 a.m. Dec. 1.
Duk Jo, a 77-year-old man of Korean descent, was burned to death at 300 S. Olive Street in downtown Los Angeles. His time of death was listed as 10:34 a.m. Dec. 1.
Mariah Canales, a 6-month-old Hispanic baby girl, was killed by an unknown mechanism at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles County. Her time of death was listed as 6:41 p.m. Dec. 1.
Ramiro Molina, a 27-year-old Hispanic man, was shot multiple times at 5957 McKinley Ave., and died at 8:15 p.m. Dec. 1.
Randall Rogers, 37, a white man, was choked to death at 1255 Neola Street at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 1.
Nhi Gip, an 18-year-old man of Vietnamese descent, was shot multiple times at 301 W. Valley Blvd. and died at 11:38 p.m. Dec. 1.
Samuel De la Torre, an 18-year-old Hispanic man, was shot multiple times at 37423 3rd St. E. and died at 11:46 p.m. Nov. 30.
Kevin Dinwitty, a 21-year-old black man, was shot at 1225 W. 94th St. and died at 6:23 p.m. Nov. 29.
Daniel Magana, a 14-year-old Hispanic boy, was shot at 3523 E. 59th Place in Huntington Park and died at 5:20 p.m. Nov. 28.
Juan Alonzo, a 23-year-old Hispanic man, was shot multiple times at Woodman Avenue and Kittridge Street in Van Nuys, and died at 6:02 p.m. Nov. 28. http://www.lapdonline.org/november_2006/news_view/33955
Francisco Izmero, a 20-year-old Hispanic man, was shot at 468 W. Alondra Blvd. and died at 8:06 p.m. Nov. 27.
Francisco Barraza, a 17-year-old Hispanic teenage boy, was shot at 12650 Pierce St. in the Northeast San Fernando Valley, and died at 7:59 p.m. Nov. 27.
Nov. 20-26, 2006
Arturo Zaragoza, 22, was shot at 1627 Plaza Del Almo and died at 12:24 a.m. Nov. 26.
Alex Herredor, Jr., a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was shot at 6103 N. Figueroa Street and died at 3:39 a.m. Nov. 26.
Jose Martinez, a 52-year-old white man, was hit on the head at 1131 Vermont Ave. and died at 9:47 a.m. Nov. 26.
English Tuala, a 19-year-old man of Samoan descent, was shot at 906 S. Willowbrook Ave. and died at 5:23 p.m. Nov. 26.
Fernando Ruiz, 21, a Hispanic man, was found apparently shot at 151 E. 234th St., pronounced dead at 7:21 a.m. Nov. 25.
Abel Madera, a 25-year-old Hispanic man was shot at 27th Street and Central and died at 11:24 p.m. on Nov. 25.
Jon Wilson, a 33-year-old black man, was stabbed at 6362 Makee Ave. and died at 5:09 p.m. Nov. 23.
Jorge Flores, a 22-year-old Hispanic man, was shot in the head at 2811 S. Central Ave., and died at 8 p.m. Nov. 23.
Fannon Burns, a 25-year-old black man, was shot at 9130 Figueroa Street in Watts, and died at 10:08 a.m. Nov. 21.
Marcellus Mizell, a 35-year-old black man, was shot at West 57th Street and Western Avenue, and died at 9 a.m. Nov. 21.
Alicia Hernandez, 51, a Hispanic woman, was stabbed with kitchen implements a 2620 Broderick Avenue, and died at 2:27 p.m. Nov. 20.
Norman Cox, an 18-year-old black man, was stabbed at the corner of East Anaheim Street and Gundry Avenue and died at 9:25 p.m. Nov. 20.
Anthony Gurule, a 49-year-old Hispanic man, was shot in the 400 block of East 229th Street, and died at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 20.
Nov. 13-19, 2006
James Wheeler, a 27-year-old black man, was shot in the torso at 756 Karesh Ave. in Pomona, and died at 7:52 p.m. Nov. 19.
Wayne Moyers, a 35-year-old white man, was hit and stabbed at 16056 Sherman Way in Van Nuys, and died at 10:28 p.m. Nov. 19.
Ethan Esparza, a 3-year-old Hispanic boy, was shot in the torso at 857 E. Columbia Ave. in Pomona, and died at 6:42 p.m. Nov. 19.
Deaundre Hunt, 16, a black teenage boy, was shot at the corner of Rosecrans Avenue and Bradfield Avenue and died at 8:10 p.m. Nov. 19.
Shu’Dray Jenkins, 17, a black teenage girl, was killed in the same shooting Deaundre Hunt, above, and died at 8:03 p.m. Nov. 19.
D’Juan Pratt, 26, a black man, was shot at 9607 S. Broadway in Watts, and died at 1:48 p.m. Nov. 18.
Kevin Jackson, a 30-year-old black man, was shot in the neck at 4906 S. Central Ave. south of downtown L.A. and died at 1:15 p.m. Nov. 18.
James Beikman, 53, a white man stabbed in the leg and chest on Trevor Avenue between Oldfield Street and Nugent Street. He died at 4:52 p.m. on Nov. 17.
Gabriel Mora, an 18-year-old Hispanic man, was hit by gunfire at 2109 Sastre Ave. and died at 6:56 p.m. Nov. 17.
Ronmel Villanueva, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was stabbed multiple times at the intersection of Slauson and Figueroa streets, and died at 7:38 p.m. Nov. 17.
James Cortez, 35, a Hispanic man, was shot multiple times, put into the trunk of a vehicle, which was then set on fire in Whittier. He was pronounced dead at 6:53 p.m. Nov. 17.
Alvaro Rivas, 26, a Hispanic man, was shot at 1026 N. Ridgewood Place in Hollywood, and died at 9:57 p.m. Nov. 17.
Francisco Santos, 19, a Hispanic man, was shot at 3668 Josephine Court and died of a wound to the neck at 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 16.
Franscisco Garnica, a 15-year old Hispanic youth, was shot multiple times at 7230 Lankershim Boulevard and died at 9:30 p.m. Nov. 16.
Flynnard Williams, III, 18, a black man, was shot in the arm and groin at 803 North Edgewood Street in Inglewood and died at 2 p.m. on Nov. 15.
Nov. 6-12,2006
Ismael Posada, 23, a Hispanic man, was attacked near the intersection of Vermont Avenue and Gage Street in South Los Angeles, suffered a cut and a bullet wound, and died just after midnight on Nov. 12.
Jesus Avalos, 17, a Hispanic man, was shot multiple times at 500 East Avenue Q and died at 10 p.m. on Nov. 12.
Vincent Perdue Jr., 26, a black man, was struck by gunfire in the upper torso at 2300 S. Victoria Ave. in the Crenshaw area and died at 5:18 p.m. on Nov. 11.(Perdue was walking through a courtyard when he was mysteriously shot. Detectives are looking for any information they can find, including anonymous tips. Call detectives Young Mun or John Richardson at 213-485-2417)http://www.lapdonline.org/southwest_community_police_station/news_view/33794
Jose Morales, 18, a Hispanic man, was struck seven times by bullets at 37854 Prentice Ave. and died at 7:26 p.m. Nov. 10.Frederman Mendez, 17, a Hispanic youth, was killed by multiple gunshots at 6355 Pacific Boulevard in Huntington Park at 11:24 on Nov. 10.
William Miller, 22, a white man, was shot at 14006 Oxnard Street in Van Nuys and died at 7:49 p.m. Nov. 9.
Carlos Alvarado Jr., 19, a Hispanic man, was struck in the forehead at 4826 119th Place and died at 12:30 a.m. on Nov. 8.
Jose Garcia, 19, a Hispanic man, was hit by a bullet to the chest at 2941 S. Palm Grove Ave. and died at about 8:40 p.m. Nov. 8.
Shirley Jackson, 47, a white woman, was shot at 6236 Denny Avenue in North Hollywood and died at 11:39 a.m. on Nov. 7. (James Bowman, 49, an acquaintance of Jackson’s living in a nearby motor home, came over to her house the evening of Nov. 7, quarreled with her, then shot her. The next morning Bowman turned himself in at a Sheriff’s office downtown. He has been charged with murder and remains in custody.)
Joseph Garcia, 16, a Hispanic youth, was shot multiple times at 5037 Santa Ana St. and died just before 5 p.m. on Nov. 7. (Joseph was on foot at 4:30 p.m. in broad daylight in front of a house at the corner of Santa Ana and Alamo streets when a car rolled up, and suspect a got out and killed him. The suspect then fled in what detectives say was a gold compact car similar to a Toyota Camry. Garcia’s family members say he was not a gang member. Detectives aren’t sure whether he was targeted or a random victim. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Sheriff’s Det. Robert Harris at 323-890-5500).
Jang Jong, 24, a man of Asian descent, was struck in the head by gunfire at 620 N. Kenmore Ave. in Koreatown at about noon on Nov. 6.
Arthur Nava, 40, a Hispanic man, was killed by police gunfire in an incident involving sheriff’s deputies at 4311 Hammel Street near Cesar Chavez Ave. in East Los Angeles at around 3 p.m. on Nov. 6.(Nava, described by witnesses as on a “meth binge” had been holding his girlfriend hostage in a house for three or four days. He handcuffed her, and at one point, he tried to hang her in a closet. The woman finally escaped and ran down the street, still in handcuffs. Good Samaritans stopped to help and called 911. Both Sheriff’s deputies and California Highway Patrol officers responded. Nava at first barricaded himself in the house, then came out shooting. Deputies shot back. Nava was killed. No officers were struck.)
Jeffery Shade, 43, a black man, was shot in the arm and side at 15000 Rosecrans Ave. and died at about 8 p.m. Nov. 6.
Oct. 30-Nov. 5, 2006
Esther Arteaga, 32, a Hispanic woman, was shot once at 22240 Avalon Boulevard in Carson and died at 5:13 a.m. on Nov. 4. (Los Angeles Times story Nov. 5)
Eduardo Roco, 74, a man of Filipino descent, was shot in the chest at the same location in the sam incident on Avalon Boulevard and died at 5:30 a.m. Nov. 4.
Jesica Vasquez, 26, a Hispanic woman, was shot multiple times in a domestic incident at 20258 Roscoe Boulevard in the West San Fernando Valley and died at 12:31 a.m. on Nov. 4.
Jason Gabel, 35, a Hispanic man, was stabbed to death at 1011 Obregon Boulevard in Whittier and died at 3:12 p.m. Nov. 3.
Joel Juarez, 24, a Hispanic man, was shot multiple times at 1300 Burris Avenue in Compton and died at 8:37 a.m. on Nov. 3.
Simon Khalil, 35, a man of Middle Eastern descent, was shot in the abdomen 300 S. Maple Street in Downtown Los Angeles and died at 5:23 p.m. Nov. 2.
( Los Angeles Times story Nov. 4)
Janet Altamirano, 12, a Hispanic girl, was shot multiple times and killed in the 2400 block of E. 117th Street in Willowbrook and died at 6:59 p.m. Nov. 2.
(Los Angeles Times story Nov. 4)
Richard Romero, 18, a Hispanic man, was shot in the head in the 500 block of E. Pacific Coast Highway in the Harbor area and died at 10:20 a.m. on Nov. 2.
Clarence Reed, 25, a black man, suffered a penetrating injury in an attack in the Imperial Courts housing development in Watts and died at 9:44 p.m. on Nov. 1.
(Reed was visiting a friend in the projects when he was attacked. Witnesses later saw him stagger into the road and fall. The case is unsolved. Det. Chris Barling of LAPD’s Southeast Division asks anyone willing to offer information, including anonymous tips, to call him at 213-972-7848.)
Alfredo Valdivia, 38, a Hispanic man, was shot multiple times at 17785 Center Court Drive in Cerritos and died at 8:22 a.m. on Oct. 31.
Rachel Rice, 34, a Hispanic woman, was shot multiple times at the same address in the same incident and died at 9:05 a.m. on Oct. 31.
(Rice had divorced Valdivia and obtained a restraining order against him, according to police. But he followed her to the office where she works, confronted her in the parking lot and shot her. Valdivia then fired at responding Sheriff’s deputies who shot back and killed him.)
Alexander Lewis, 20, a black man, was shot multiple times at 950 North La Brea Avenue in Inglewood and died at 5:20 p.m. on Oct. 30.
(Lewis and two friends were walking through the parking lot at Ralph’s. At the corner, someone came up behind them and fired, killing Lewis and wounding one of his friends. The suspect is a black male in his mid to late teens, somewhat slight, five-foot-five to five-foot-seven, 145 pounds, possibly leaving the scene in a white 4-door Chevy or Dodge. Det. Mark Campbell of Inglewood Police is seeking information and anonymous tips. He can be reached at (310)-412-5512.)