Bryan Rene Perry, 45
Bryan Rene Perry, a 45-year-old black man, was a shot and killed Friday, July 17, at the corner of South Normandie Avenue and West 97th Street in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s...
View ArticleWendy Ann Wright, 37
Wendy Ann Wright, a 37-year-old white woman, was shot and killed Friday, July 17, in the 100 block of North Grand Avenue in Monrovia, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. Los Angeles...
View ArticleKenneth Lynn Peevy , 27
Kenneth Lynn Peevy, a 27-year-old black man, was shot and killed on Friday, July 17, in the 1600 block of 109th Street in Watts, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. Los Angeles County...
View ArticleVanessa Renee Lopez, 28
Vanessa Renee Lopez, a 28-year-old Latina, was shot and killed Sunday, July 19, in the 1300 block of Caprino Way in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner records. Pomona Police became aware...
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128 years to life for gang member who shot little boy
Leonard Hall, a 26-year-old black man, was sentenced Tuesday to 128 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a 5-year-old boy showing off his new Spider-Man outfit on Halloween night in 2010. Hall,...
View Article'He was 5 years old and 3 months, 1,911 days to be exact. That’s all he got.'
A man convicted of shooting and killing a 5-year-old boy in his Spider-Man costume on Halloween in 2010 entered a courtroom Tuesday morning with his eyes toward the floor.It had been almost two months...
View ArticleWhat improvements would you like to see on the Homicide Report?
The Homicide Report has been through many changes since it launched in 2007, but the mission remains the same: telling the stories of homicide victims in Los Angeles County.The contributions of readers...
View ArticleDario Rosas Jr., 57
Dario Rosas Jr., a 57-year-old Latinomale, died Sunday, July 19, in Mission Hills, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleSean Sylvester, 38
Sean Sylvester, a 38-year-old blackmale, died Sunday, July 19, after being shot in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
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'She was so loving': Hollywood shooting mystifies those who knew victim
Bernie Melvin and his wife had spent hours in the silence of his daughter's studio apartment in the city where she had come to fulfill her dreams.Her belongings were all still there: the photo of the...
View ArticleArrest: 31-year-old man in custody
Ezeoma Obioha, a 31-year-old black man, was arrested at 7:15 p.m. Friday on suspicion of the murder of Carrie Jean Melvin, according to Lt. John Radke of the Los Angeles Police Department. Obioha...
View ArticleJoseph Myles McMahon, 24
Joseph Myles McMahon, a 24-year-old whitemale, died Friday, July 24, in East Pasadena, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
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An outpouring of grief for a man known as 'the street apostle'
Michael Rowles, pastor of the Wrecking Crew for Christ church, has officiated at hundreds of funerals. Yet he was unable write the eulogy for Saturday’s service: his little brother’s. “I’m going to...
View ArticleAnthony Alonzo Cudger, 47
Anthony Alonzo Cudger, a 47-year-old blackmale, died Saturday, July 25, in Vermont Knolls, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleRudy Deanda, 28
Rudy Deanda, a 28-year-old Latinomale, died Saturday, July 25, after being shot in Lynwood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleSpencer Herrera, 29
Spencer Herrera, a 29-year-old Latinomale, died Sunday, July 26, after being shot in Pacoima, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleMan charged with capital murder in Hollywood shooting death
Ezeoma Chigozie Obioha, 31, was charged July 28 with capital murder in the July 5 shooting death of Carrie Jean Melvin in Hollywood, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s...
View ArticlePolice work to calm concerns about threats of increased gang violence
Police are working to calm concerns about gang violence after a cluster of gang-related shootings in South L.A. over the weekend and various threats on social media, The Times has reported.The death of...
View ArticleJose Miguel Valencia, 54
Jose Miguel Valencia, a 54-year-old Latino, was found dead Monday, July 27, in the 4700 block of North Figueroa Street in Highland Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.Shortly before...
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Compton activist offers her own money to find nephew's killer
When Kevin Norwood was shot to death at the Compton Flea Market in 1989, he was just 18. “I lost my mind,” says his mother, Rita Norwood Belfry, pounding on doors around her Compton neighborhood,...
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