Victor Quintanilla, 37
Victor Quintanilla, a 37-year-old Latinomale, died Wednesday, Feb. 3, in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleSlaying victim had found love and purpose at the Lucky Puppy pet shop
As she struggled to fit a couch through the door of the new location of her Studio City pet store, Rachel Kennedy sighed audibly, remembering a time when handiwork around the shop came easier.Her...
View ArticleMan on a push scooter charged in fatal San Gabriel shooting
A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the December 2015 shooting death of another man in San Gabriel, authorities said.Giorgio Steve Rios, a Latino, is scheduled to be arraigned Feb. 23 in...
View ArticleTwo charged with murder in the Montecito Heights killings of two teens
The fear in the Montecito Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles lingered long after the grisly discovery last fall of two teenagers killed at Ernest E. Debs Regional Park.Some locals changed their daily...
View ArticleIgnacio Tovar Peña, 52
Ignacio Tovar Peña, a 52-year-old Latinomale, died Thursday, Feb. 4, in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleJeremiah Dunn, 17
Jeremiah Dunn, a 17-year-old blackmale, died Sunday, Feb. 7, in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleFourth man charged in fatal Downey home invasion robbery
A fourth person was charged last week with killing a Downey real estate agent in a home invasion robbery in January, authorities said.Michael Harrod, a 24-year-old from Anaheim, pleaded not guilty Feb....
View ArticleJose Juan Mendez, 16
Jose Juan Mendez, a 16-year-old Latino, was shot by Los Angeles police Saturday, Feb. 6, near South Lorena and East 6th streets in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.About...
View ArticleAndre Alexander Howard, 23
Andre Alexander Howard, a 23-year-old black man, was fatally shot Saturday, Feb. 6, in the 3400 block of West 67th Street in Hyde Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.About 12:45...
View ArticleSamuel White, 44
Samuel White, a 44-year-old black man, was shot and killed Saturday, Feb. 6, near South Broadway and West 93rd Street in Broadway-Manchester, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.About...
View ArticleRashell Laverne Clarke Jr., 39
Rashell Laverne Clarke Jr., a 39-year-old blackmale, died Saturday, Feb. 6, in Lancaster, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleDMV stops releasing photos of dead people to media
California Department of Motor Vehicles officials have stopped releasing the photographs of dead people, changing a longstanding practice that allowed news organizations access to the images.The...
View ArticleMan charged in killing of woman found behind wall in a Lomita apartment
A 43-year-old man was charged Monday in the killing of a woman whose body was found behind a wall in a Lomita apartment last year, according to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s...
View ArticleEfrin Murillo, 28
Efrin Murillo, a 28-year-old Latinomale, died Monday, Feb. 8, in Duarte, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.
View ArticleAutumn Johnson, 1
Autumn Johnson, a 1-year-old girl, was shot and killed Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the 300 block of North Holly Avenue in Compton, according to authorities.Shortly before 7 p.m., the child’s mother, Blanche...
View ArticleL.A. County’s youngest homicide victims
Autumn Johnson, who turned 1 last week, was fatally wounded by gunfire as she stood in her crib in the Compton garage where she lived. Her death on Feb. 9 made her the 411th homicide of a child 5 or...
View ArticleTrial begins in Valley Village restaurant shooting that left four men dead
In a downtown L.A. courtroom, Nerses Arthur Galstyan winced as a prosecutor projected images of four bullet-ridden bodies in a banquet hall. Deputy Dist. Atty. Jonathan Chung said Tuesday during...
View ArticleReward offered in 2015 shooting of aspiring firefighter
Marquise Lawrence was 7 years old in March 1996 when his father, Kevin, was gunned down in South Los Angeles. Nineteen years later, when his own daughter was 7 months old, Lawrence was shot to death in...
View ArticleDavid Raymond Ontiveros, 43
David Raymond Ontiveros, a 43-year-old Latinomale, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, after being shot in La Puente, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
View ArticleIvan Alberto Covarrubias, 39
Ivan Alberto Covarrubias, a 39-year-old Latinomale, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, after being shot in Bell Gardens, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.
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