As many as six four people were killed by a gunman who lost his own life after police confronted him and fatally shot him on the campus of Santa Monica College today. Here's what appears to have happened:
"A momma lost her son today," University of Idaho football coach Robb Akey said on Mother's Day. He was referring to returning senior Ken McRoyal, a Carson High School graduate who was gunned down outside a party at The Brewery Artist Lofts northeast of downtown yesterday. According to reports McR ... More >>
Updated at the bottom: The LAPD says suspect told a 911 operator he had a weapon and was "gonna have to pull out my gun on them." First posted at 11:38 p.m. Wednesday As L.A. watched it live on TV, a 19-year-old man engaged in a shootout with police in which he ultimately died. He appeared to be ... More >>
The LAPD is trying to track down the shooter who killed a man and wounded three others outside the Mayan club downtown over the weekend. Cops seem to be frustrated: They say the surviving victims aren't talking. That's to be expected though: The beef that sparked the attack was reported to involve ... More >>
Google MapDel Rey (not Mar Vista).A man, his son, and his son's girlfriend were wounded in a gang-related shooting in Del Rey over the weekend that might be tied to what appears to be an ongoing feud between Venice gangsters and their rivals, the Culver City Boyz. The attack outside Bill's L ... More >>
Google MapsThe street where Bobby Jones was killedOn March 4, Bobby Jones died of a gunshot wound in the 4100 block of Palmwood Drive in Crenshaw. The 28-year-old black man got into an argument with the alleged shooter in the street of a residential neighborhood. Jones was then shot in the c ... More >>
Google MapsThe corner where Roberto Sanchez was killed13-year-old Latino boy Roberto Sanchez was shot dead on the corner of Temple Street and Benton Way on the evening of February 21. LAPD said that Sanchez and two other teenage boys were standing on the corner when several men drove up and ... More >>
Los Angeles TimesJewell KingBy Ryan Deto On February 19, Jewell King was fatally shot in the 11600 block of South Main Street in Broadway-Manchester. Gunshots were reported to the LAPD at 9:45 p.m. and the 54-year-old black women was found a short time later in the street suffering from gun ... More >>
Los Angeles TimesHerbert Seymour Jr.By Ryan Deto During a walk back home from the liquor store on February 9, Herbert Seymour Jr., a 31-year-old black man, was fatally shot in the 10400 block of South Western Avenue. According to a LAPD news release, the suspect approached Seymour on foot a ... More >>
Google MapsThe street where Raul Valentin was killedBy Ryan Deto Raul Valentin, a 17-year-old Latino man, was shot in the head on February 9 in the 800 block of West 88th Street. The Los Angeles Times reported that the shooter drove by and spotted Valentin, exited the vehicle, shot the vic ... More >>
Los Angeles TimesRobert JalomoBy Ryan Deto On February 8, Robert Jalomo was shot and killed in the 600 block of West I Street by a suspect riding a bicycle. Jalomo was discovered on the street with several gunshot wounds around 2:20 a.m., said Ed Winter of the coroner's office. The Los Ang ... More >>
www.lausd.k12.ca.usMain Street Elementary, located across the street from where Mejia-Murillo was killedBy Ryan Deto After gunfire was reported around 9:30 p.m. on January 21 in South L.A., police found the dead body of 24-year-old Latino man Gregorio Mejia-Murillo inside a home near the int ... More >>
Google MapsA black man was fatally shot just after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30, on the 3600 block of Chesapeake Avenue in Baldwin Hills. He has since been identified as 18-year-old Donte Catchings. Detective Dave Garrido of the LAPD told the Los Angeles Times that after receiving a report ... More >>
Google MapsA black woman and her son, who were fatally shot on Thursday, Oct. 21, have been identified as 64-year-old Gladys Bloodworth and 25-year-old Jeremy Bloodworth. The shooting took place at about 2:30 a.m. in their single-story home at 12613 South Harvard Boulevard in unincorporated A ... More >>
Google MapsA white man was shot dead by LAPD officers just after 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 28, in the 1600 block of West Temple Street in Westlake. He has since been identified as 25-year-old Jack Schlesinger.
Google MapsA black man fatally shot on Monday, October 11, has been identified as 38-year-old Enrico Willingham. The shooting occurred on the 10900 block of South Figueroa in Vermont Vista just before 9 p.m., the Los Angeles Times reports.
Google MapsA black man in his mid-30s was fatally shot at around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 2. According to LAPD's Southeast Homicide Division, Lamorris Ester was rumored to be inside his vehicle, which was parked outside 325 West 89th Street, when he was hit.
A suspect who was fatally shot by a Wilmington jewelry store owner in a robbery gone awry August 18 has been identified as 20-year-old Brandon Lincoln. The store owner also shot another robbery suspect. A third suspect was arrested and a fourth remained at large. The botched robbery attempt o ... More >>
A man and a woman were fatally shot in a vehicle August 4 have been identified by the Los Angeles County Coroner. According to police, Jerriell M. Wilborn, 49, and his wife Sulema Wilborn, 51, were shot around 3:30 am West Slauson Avenue and Main Street near the Harbor Freeway. The couple was ... More >>
Google MapsChad Andrew, 22, was shot dead on July 5 around 3:50 a.m. The shooting occurred on the corner of Vernon and Western Avenues. (See map after the jump)
Budlong AvenueTwo men who were fatally shot in separate attacks near Exposition Park June 8 have been identified as 34-year-old Rodney Nelson and Raymond Louis Gage, 41. Both men were shot within a few blocks of each other, a few minutes apart, and died at the same hospital. Gage was discover ... More >>
The Los Angeles Police Department is searching for the person responsible for the murder of a well-known and well-liked Skidrow resident. Conrad Fitzgerald Phillip Conrad Fitzgerald Phillip, who is known by the nickname, Dread, for the long dreadlocks he wore, was found dead just after 5 am ... More >>
A woman who was found fatally shot in the chest in a vehicle in North Hollywood April 13 has been identified as 37-year-old Anel Juarez. View Larger Map The shooting occurred at 10:09 p.m. Tuesday in the 12200 block of Gault Street.
Los Angeles Police Department detectives are asking for the public's help in identifying two males and a female suspect who dropped off 17-year-old shooting victim Darlene Robles at a hospital emergency room shortly before she died April 6. Van Nuys homicide detectives just released video footage ... More >>
Google MapsA teenager who was shot to death in the Pico Gardens public housing development April 1 has been identified as 19-year-old Jose Sanchez. Sanchez was shot multiple times after he was approached by suspects around 7:50 p.m. in the 500 block of Clarence Street.
The four men who were killed in an assassination-style attack at a cafe in North Hollywood have been identified as Harut Baburyan, 28, Sarkis Karadjian, 26, Vardan Tofalyan, 31, and Hayk Yegnanyan, 25. View Larger Map Two other people were wounded in the April 3 attack that occurred around 4:30 p. ... More >>
Erik Joshua Hopkins, 20, was fatally shot in South Los Angeles. According to police reports, two male suspects approached Hopkins in the 10000 block of South Vermont Avenue and shot him in the upper body January 10. However, according to family members, Hopkins was gunned down on January 15. View ... More >>
A 20-year-old man was shot to death in Hollywood January 4. Kristian Rodriguez was found dead outside an apartment complex in the 1900 block of Serrano Avenue at 4:05 p.m. View Larger Map Police believe the shooting is gang-related. Anyone with information about the attack should contact LAPD Holl ... More >>
A man who was fatally shot in the 3400 block of 3rd Avenue in South Los Angeles on December 10 has been identified as 34-year-old Alvaro Mora. View Larger Map According to Officer Gregory Baek of LAPD Media Relations, Mora was standing on the street and was shot twice in the chest and once in th ... More >>
A teen was shot to death in an alleyway November 2. William Charles McKillian Jr., 19, appeared to be on foot in the alley when he was shot multiple times around 3:30 p.m. in the 600 block of Westminster Avenue. View Larger Map It is unclear whether McKillian was shot by one suspect or several sus ... More >>
UPDATED: Whomever says the Westside sees no action hasn't been paying attention this week. On Tuesday night a 20-year-old man was fatally shot in Santa Monica and early Thursday morning Los Angeles police opened fire on a robbery suspect, wounding the boy in the Sawtelle neighborhood of West Los Ang ... More >>
A man was shot and killed on October 17 by Los Angeles Police Department officers in what could be a case of "suicide by cop." View Larger Map According to police reports, the man called 911 to report that he had killed his girlfriend shortly before 3 am on Saturday. Police went to 3107 Midvale Av ... More >>
A man who was fatally shot at a party in Watts has been identified as 24-year-old Louis Pickett. The shooting occurred in the 2000 block of East 103rd Street, a few blocks east of Wilmington Avenue, about 1:45 a.m. on October 4. View Larger Map Pickett was shot in the upper body, and was taken to a ... More >>
The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for a suspect who fatally shot 17-year-old Brandon Jamal Perry on August 22. View Larger Map Perry was gunned down around 11:45 p.m. as he was standing with a group of people in front of a residence in the 6400 block of South Seventh Avenue. According to ... More >>
A 58-year-old man was shot to death August 22 near Baldwin Village as he was helping out a female friend. View Larger Map Larick Matheson drove up to a home in the 2900 block of South Rimpau Boulevard about 8:50 p.m. Saturday with a woman passenger, and had plans to pick up keys to the woman's car ... More >>
On July 16, around 6 a.m., police found 29-year-old Thomas Pearson Jr. by a bus stop on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. and Leimert boulevards. View Larger Map Pearson was the victim of a gunshot wound to the head. Police speculate that he may have been shot as early as 3 a.m. He was transpor ... More >>
A Hispanic male was fatally shot in Arleta June 28. View Larger Map The victim was identified as 36-year-old Jose Carabantes, who was at the back of his house when a gunman walked up to him and shot him in the head. The early Sunday-morning incident occurred on the 13200 block of Bromwich Stre ... More >>
The Hispanic male who was shot on June 18 at his home in the 7400 block of Kelvin Avenue in Canoga Park was identified as 46-year-old Antonio Araiza. View Larger Map According to police reports, two Hispanic males with "shaved heads" showed up on Araiza's doorstep and shot him several times i ... More >>
Two men were gunned down today near the Los Angeles County Cemetery in Boyle Heights. View Larger Map The June 15 shooting happened early Monday morning at 3:15 a.m. at the corner of Lorena and East First streets. The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the suspected gunman responsibl ... More >>
A husband and wife found shot to death in their home in Encino yesterday died in a murder-suicide, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. View Larger Map Pedro Papias, 41, was arguing with his 35-year-old wife Rosa Valencia when he grabbed a gun and shot her several times in their bedr ... More >>
A man shot and killed one of three Hispanic men in a home invasion robbery in the Harbor Gateway area yesterday, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The three robbers burst into the man's home around 11:15 a.m. May 31 in the 1600 block of West 215th Street and got into a physical alter ... More >>
Rap artist Dolla was shot to death today near an entrance to the Beverly Center mall, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Dolla, whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot several times at 3:11 p.m., after a fight between a group of individuals broke out. The 2 ... More >>
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