One year later, her son's killing remains unsolved: 'It just hurts'
Barbara Pritchett-Hughes can’t believe that more than 365 days have passed since she last saw her oldest son. In many ways, she says, it still doesn’t feel as though he is gone.On July 17, 2016, she...
View ArticleJose Eduardo Ornelas, 41
Jose Eduardo Ornelas, a 41-year-old Latinomale, died Tuesday, July 18, in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleLancaster man charged in connection with strangulation of repairwoman
The man accused of strangling an Antelope Valley woman who came to fix his refrigerator on July 14 has a history of mental illness and a 2013 conviction for assault and criminal threats against a...
View ArticleTwo years later, mother is still knocking on doors to bring her son’s killer...
Techea Adams was working at home the morning her middle son, Kejon Atkins, blew her a kiss and stepped outside their Compton home to go running with a friend. “I’d just answered a call from my office,...
View ArticleYears after brutal stabbing, East L.A. bar owner's slaying solved by LAPD...
The last customers had left, and Alfredo Trevino was closing up the bar on Dec. 17, 2001, when two men in ski masks walked in and began stabbing him.When it was over, Trevino lay dead on the floor of...
View ArticleMan convicted of shooting friend in the head in 2009
A 41-year-old man who shot his friend in the head and then eluded police for months was convicted July 14 of murder, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. A jury deliberated...
View ArticleSiosifa Maama, 21
Siosifa Maama, a 21-year-old Asian person, died Wednesday, July 19, after being shot in Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleMario Melbourne Jr., 30
Mario Melbourne Jr., a 30-year-old blackmale, died Monday, July 24, in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleLucio Garcia, 56
Lucio Garcia, a 56-year-old Latinomale, died Thursday, July 20, after being shot in Arlington Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleThree years since a 16-year-old was shot to death: 'Someone needs to start...
Every Wednesday, Tammy Bingham calls the detective investigating her 16-year-old grandson’s killing.They have a deal: Once LAPD Det. Fernando Cuevas catches Larry McKay’s killer, he will come over for...
View ArticleHugo Enrique Avila, 39
Hugo Enrique Avila, a 39-year-old Latinomale, died Monday, July 24, in South Gate, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleVictor Gonzales, 23
Victor Gonzales, a 23-year-old Latinomale, died Wednesday, July 26, in Industry, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleAlice Pritchard, 93
Alice Pritchard, a 93-year-old whitefemale, died Monday, July 24, after being stabbed in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleRichard Anthony Melgar, 37
Richard Anthony Melgar, a 37-year-old whitemale, died Monday, July 24, in Downey, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleJerauld Phillip Hammond II, 46
Jerauld Phillip Hammond II, a 46-year-old whitemale, died Thursday, July 27, after being shot in Hollywood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleChildren and mother of man killed by deputies file federal lawsuits against...
The children and mother of a man killed by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies on March 7 outside a West L.A. gym, have filed two federal lawsuits against the county, the department and the deputies...
View ArticleDante Koger, 36
Dante Koger, a 36-year-old blackmale, died Sunday, July 30, in West Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleLife without parole for Guatemalan man who stabbed Norwalk woman to death in...
The man accused of raping and killing a disabled Norwalk woman as she was watering in her backyard has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole, according to Los Angeles County...
View ArticleAlice Pritchard, 93
Alice Pritchard, a 93-year-old white woman, was fatally stabbed on Monday, July 24, in the 3100 block of East Artesia Boulevard in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. Long...
View ArticleMario Rupert Melbourne Jr., 30
Mario Rupert Melbourne Jr., a 30-year-old black man, died Monday, July 24, after he was struck by a car at the intersection of East Cypress Street and South Crane Avenue in Compton, according to Los...
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