Dre'sean Harris, 22
Dre’sean Harris, a 22-year-old black man, was shot and killed Tuesday July 7 in the 400 block of East Palmer Street in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.About 10 a.m., Harris...
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Reward offered for suspects in South El Monte arson that killed three
For more than a month now, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department homicide investigators have broadcast the names of three suspects in the April 25 firebombing that destroyed a South El Monte tire...
View ArticleL.A. County homicide numbers in 2015 on pace with 2014
With the city experiencing its first crime surge in more than a decade, homicides countywide are on pace with last year, according to recent data from the coroner's office.The difference is fairly...
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'Never in a million years': Family stunned by shooting of 22-year-old in Compton
Dre’sean Harris moaned on the cold sidewalk beside the stairs. A red patch of blood was beginning to form on his side. People rushed to help.“They shot me; they shot me,” he told family. On Tuesday...
View ArticleTomas Palmas, 42
Tomas Palmas, a 42-year-old Latinomale, died Friday, July 10, after being shot in Long Beach, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleTravione Rashad Mason, 26
Travione Rashad Mason, a 26-year-old blackmale, died Saturday, July 11, after being shot in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleEdwin Morales, 23
Edwin Morales, a 23-year-old Latinomale, died Saturday, July 11, after being shot in Norwalk, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleAndres Nava-Salazar, 15
Andres Nava-Salazar, a 15-year-old Latinomale, died Saturday, July 11, in Florence, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleDarrell Everett Hines, 38
Darrell Everett Hines, a 38-year-old blackmale, died Sunday, July 12, in East Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleMan sentenced to 26 years to life in fatal stabbing of cousin
A 30-year-old man was sentenced July 7 to 26 years to life in state prison in the fatal stabbing of his cousin in Long Beach, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office. A jury...
View ArticleWoman who killed her mother sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years to...
A 27-year-old woman was sentenced July 2 to two consecutive terms of 25 years to life in state prison for killing her mother in Woodland Hills in 2013, according to a news release from the Los Angeles...
View ArticleTwo brothers to be sentenced in gang-related shooting that killed 7-year-old...
Two brothers are scheduled to be sentenced this month in the gang-related shooting death of a second-grader in Palmdale in 2013, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.Jesus...
View ArticleMan sentenced for fatal stabbing of ex-boyfriend in La Puente
A Rowland Heights man was sentenced July 7 to 26 years to life in state prison for fatally stabbing his ex-boyfriend shortly before Valentine’s Day 2014, according to the Los Angeles County district...
View ArticleWalter Vicente, 49
Walter Vicente, a 49-year-old Latinomale, died Tuesday, July 14, in Norwalk, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleAndrew Vicente, 24
Andrew Vicente, a 24-year-old Latinomale, died Tuesday, July 14, in Norwalk, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleJacob Anthony Valencia Jr., 37
Jacob Anthony Valencia Jr., a 37-year-old whitemale, died Wednesday, July 15, in Panorama City, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleJason Charles Davis, 41
Jason Charles Davis, a 41-year-old white man, died Wednesday, July 15, two days after he was shot by police in the 600 block of Rose Avenue in Venice, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s...
View ArticleSuspect identified in shooting of Lancaster man whose dog had been hit by truck
A suspect has been identified in the shooting death of a Lancaster man after a dispute about who would pay for injuries to his dog. Michael Lamont Davis, a 22-year-old black man, was shot at least six...
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Videos released in Gardena police shooting of unarmed men
The release this week of dash-cam videos showing Gardena police officers fatally shooting Ricardo Diaz Zeferino in June 2013 has brought national attention to the case.Here are some of the major...
View ArticleWhy do the deaths of Latinos at the hands of police get far less attention?
Nicole Santa Cruz and colleagues Ruben Vives and Marisa Gerber looked at the difference in reaction to the police killing of Ricardo Diaz Zeferino, an unarmed Latino, and many high-profile deaths of...
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