Jimmy Jackson, a 40-year-old Blackmale, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, after being shot near 1557 Plaza del Amo in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Jimmy Jackson, 40
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Alvin Wiley, 61
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Deshone Lafette Lucas, 44
Deshone Lafette Lucas, a 44-year-old Blackmale, died Wednesday, Aug. 26, after being shot near 2219 San Ysidro Drive in Beverly Crest, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Dijon Durand Kizzee, 29
Dijon Durand Kizzee, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by law enforcement Monday, Aug. 31, in the 1200 block of West 109th Place in Westmont, according to authorities and coroner’s records.
About 3:16 p.m., two deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s South Los Angeles station were driving on Budlong Avenue when they spotted a man identified as Kizzee riding his bicycle in violation of a vehicle code, said Lt. Brandon Dean.
Deputies tried to make contact with Kizzee, but they said he dropped the bicycle and ran north on Budlong for a block with deputies behind him. Deputies tried again to make contact with Kizzee in the 1200 block of West 109th Place, but, Dean said, he punched one of them in the face.
Kizzee then dropped a bundle of clothing he had been carrying, and deputies spotted a black handgun in the pile.
Deputies then opened fire, killing Kizzee. The Sheriff’s Department later said that Kizzee “made a motion toward the firearm,” before deputies shot him.
Attorneys for Kizzee’s family said he was shot at least 15 times. The autopsy is on a security hold with the coroner‘s office, preventing the report from being released.
A video obtained by The Times of the shooting shows a physical altercation between Kizzee and the deputies before Kizzee tries to get away and falls to the ground. At that point, two deputies open fire multiple times.
Kizzee was an unemployed plumber who lived in Lancaster and was in the area to visit friends. Kizzee grew up in South L.A. and later moved with his mother and younger brother to the Antelope Valley to escape the violence in the area.
“They moved to get away from the crime — a lot of gang shootings were happening,” said Anthony Johnson, Kizzee’s uncle.
After Kizzee’s mother died in 2011 from health issues, Kizzee was left grieving and trying to care for his younger brother.
“He was a momma’s boy for sure,” Johnson said. “There’s really two Dijons. The Dijon before she passed away and the Dijon after she passed away.”
Kizzee received his high school diploma in the L.A. County jail system, said Shanley Rhodes, a principal at the time for Five Keys Charter School, which runs higher education programs for inmates.
When Rhodes heard about Kizzee’s death, she immediately recalled a good-natured man who put in extra work to graduate on time, studying independently after taking several hours of classes during the day.
“It’s hard to stay motivated, it’s hard to have hope, it’s hard to look forward when you’re incarcerated,” she said. “It takes a really strong person to say, ‘I’m going to keep my eyes forward.’ That was all of our students, and that was certainly Dijon.”
In the weeks before he died, Kizzee had been coping with more personal loss.
Kevin “Twin” Orange, a gang intervention worker, said he ran into Kizzee about three weeks ago in South L.A. while visiting the family of a man who had recently died. When Orange got to the family home, Kizzee was there and gave him a hug. The recent loss was one in a string for Kizzee, Orange said. Two other people that Kizzee knew had been killed recently in the Westmont community.
“He said: ‘I just can’t take it. It’s too much,’” Orange said.
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Donna Joann Harber, 81
Donna Joann Harber, an 81-year-old white woman, was found dead Tuesday, Sept. 1, in the 4900 block of Weik Avenue in Bell, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.
About 6:40 a.m., the Bell Police Department responded to a call of a shooting at a home in the area and found Harber with gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is assisting in the investigation.
Danny Lee Harber, a 76-year-old white man, has been charged with murder with the allegation that he used a handgun, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.
Danny Harber, a former Bell city councilman, faces 50 years to life in prison if convicted.
The couple were married for more than 50 years, prosecutors said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
Contact the Homicide Report. Follow @nicolesantacruz and @latimeshomicide on Twitter.
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Christopher Joseph Walker, 33
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Stuart Andrew Best, 32
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Anthony Alonzo Cudger, 31
Anthony Alonzo Cudger, a 31-year-old Blackmale, died Sunday, Sept. 6, after being shot near 904 W. 81st St. in Vermont Knolls, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Iman Zare Josheghani, 27
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Armando Avalos, 18
Armando Avalos, a 18-year-old Latinomale, died Monday, Sept. 7, after being shot near State Street N/O Missouri Avenue in South Gate, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Oscar Borquez, 31
Oscar Borquez, a 31-year-old Latinomale, died Monday, Sept. 7, after being shot near 3203 Winter St. in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Mathew Sokhay Hak, 50
Mathew Sokhay Hak, a 50-year-old Asianmale, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, after being shot near 1015 Dawson Ave. in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Armando Calderon, 30
Armando Calderon, a 30-year-old Latinomale, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, after being shot near 8444 Cypress Ave. in South Gate, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Larry Mack Brooks Jr., 32
Larry Mack Brooks Jr., a 32-year-old Blackmale, died Tuesday, Sept. 8, after being shot near West Gage & South Vermont avenues in Vermont-Slauson, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Matthew Dowd, 31
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Gianfranco Serraino, 56
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Hugo Ernesto Zuniga, 35
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Erik Earl Adams, 38
Erik Earl Adams, a 38-year-old Blackmale, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, after being shot near 6161 Allston St. in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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Rony Alexander Jovel, 23
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Victor Nabor Garcia, 43
Victor Nabor Garcia, a 43-year-old Latinomale, died Wednesday, Sept. 16, after being shot near 10955 S. Spring St. in Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.
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