‘My heart is damaged,’ mom of slain woman says at killer’s sentencing
Yolonde Tassin replays the last day she spent with her daughter. Her 23-year-old had plans to hang out with friends in the evening but wanted her mother’s advice on what to wear. They settled on a pair...
View ArticleJose L. Figueroa, 19
Jose L. Figueroa, a 19-year-old Latinomale, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, in Paramount, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleQuestions plague family of slain musician Tyree Rowe
Two years after 39-year-old Tyree Rowe was shot to death in the driver’s seat of his black Mercedes, his family still agonizes over some troubling questions. Why was he killed? The killers must have...
View ArticleGang member sentenced to life without parole in triple-murder
A Gardena gang member was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Oct. 17 for shooting three people to death and wounding a fourth, according to the Los Angeles County district...
View ArticleRadio show 'Gang Talk' takes on violence in South L.A.
In the living room of her South L.A. home, 68-year-old Lita Herron pointed to a bullet hole in the stained-glass window.Tissue was stuffed into the opening.Herron still has the bullet. “I used to carry...
View ArticleAngel Martin Contreras, 18
Angel Martin Contreras, an 18-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Wednesday, Oct. 22, in the 1600 block of East 218th Street in Carson, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.Shortly before...
View ArticleErnesto Medina, 22
Ernesto Medina, a 22-year-old whitemale, died Thursday, Oct. 23, after being shot in Glendora, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleEddy Marshall Lewis Jr., 28
Eddy Marshall Lewis Jr., a 28-year-old blackmale, died Saturday, Oct. 25, after being shot in Vermont Knolls, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleLondale McNeil, 34
Londale McNeil, a 34-year-old blackmale, died Saturday, Oct. 25, after being shot in Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleJermaine Lamar Burge, 28
Jermaine Lamar Burge, a 28-year-old blackmale, died Monday, Oct. 27, after being shot in Athens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleMan convicted of first-degree murder in shooting deaths of two USC graduate...
A jury convicted a 22-year-old man of first-degree murder Monday in the shooting deaths of two graduate students near USC two years ago, in a case that rocked the campus and became international...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 31 years to life in prison in stabbing of young niece
A Compton man who fatally stabbed his 5-year-old niece and hid the knife under his bed was sentenced Thursday to 31 years to life in prison, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s...
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Answers sought in beating death of Hollywood man
The man was taken to Cedars Sinai in the early morning hours as a John Doe, the victim of a possible assault. He had been discovered between parked vehicles in Hollywood with two black eyes, a bruised...
View ArticleBrothers convicted of murder at Reseda school face possible life terms
Two brothers could be sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison after they were convicted on Friday of killing an 18-year-old man at Cleveland High School in Reseda.Anthony Carpio, an 18-year-old...
View ArticleMan pleads not guilty in shooting death of tattoo artist
A 31-year-old man pleaded not guilty last week to gunning down famed tattoo artist and body piercer Michael “Trigz” Pebley during a fight in North Hollywood in October.Robert Falcon, a Latino from...
View ArticleMan found guilty in killing of Marine reservist in Pasadena
A jury on Monday found a 26-year-old man guilty of fatally assaulting a Marine reservist in Old Town Pasadena, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.A jury deliberated less...
View ArticleChristopher Walker, 29
Christopher Walker, a 29-year-old blackmale, died Thursday, Oct. 30, in Altadena, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleRoland Wayne Moore, 32
Roland Wayne Moore, a 32-year-old blackmale, died Saturday, Nov. 1, in Westlake, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleLuis David Lazcano, 32
Luis David Lazcano, a 32-year-old whitemale, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleTracey Thomas, 20
Tracey Thomas, a 20-year-old blackmale, died Thursday, Nov. 6, in Green Meadows, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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