Nov. 6-12,2006

DeMarcus Cavitt, 21, a black man, was struck in the chest by a bullet in the 5700 block of South Crenshaw Avenue in South Los Angeles and died at 5:41 a.m. Nov. 12.

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.