Shootings

Patrick Leach: Malibu Shooting Puts Suspect Behind Bars, Victim In Hospital

Malibu is known for its mad views, movie stars and mansions more than anything, but a rare shooting took place in the city by the sea this week. A 49-year-old man was shot in the chest yesterday morning, a sheriff's official tells the Weekly. He was taken to UCLA Medical Center and was expected to ... More >>

Santa Monica Police Kill Man After He Allegedly Shot A Woman

SMPDSanta Monica police fatally shot a man Friday night.​Updated throughout with details. First posted at 10:34 p.m. A man was killed by police in Santa Monica Friday night in a rare pair of shootings in the coastal, Westside city. According to reports it started about 6:15 p.m. when the sus ... More >>

Protesters Gather Outside LAPD Station To Decry Police Shooting Of Man With A Knife In Westlake

Google Maps​Updated with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's comments, after the jump. Originally posted at 1:13 p.m. Monday. Read about the L.A. police union's response to the protests here. Four people were arrested and three officers sustained minor injuries from thrown rocks and bottles after poli ... More >>

Christina Williams, L.A. Homicide No. 167: Pregnant Woman Fatally Shot in Leimert Park

​A pregnant woman who was fatally shot as she sat alone in a car in Leimert Park July 29 has been identified as 37-year-old Christina Williams. Williams, who was seven months pregnant, was shot multiple times about 11 p.m. Thursday near 42nd Street and Fourth Avenue. Paramedics took Williams t ... More >>

Julian Romero, L.A. Homicide No. 163: Man Found Fatally Shot Inside Car in South Los Angeles

​A man who was found fatally shot outside a white van near downtown Los Angeles July 23 has been identified as 25-year-old Julian Romero. Romero was shot about 9:30 p.m. Friday in Broadway Place and 40th Place. He was later found dead in his car in the 3700 block of Woodlawn Avenue, between Je ... More >>

Sergio Gamboa-Padilla, L.A. Homicide No. 161: Man Shot to Death in Harbor City

​A 24-year-old man who was shot to death as he was getting into his car in Harbor City July 23 has been identified as Sergio Gamboa-Padilla. The shooting occurred around 7:15 p.m. Friday on Senator Avenue near West 256th Street. According to police reports, Gamboa-Padilla was entering his car ... More >>

Darlene Robles, L.A. Homicide No. 82: Video Surveillance Captures Hospital Body Dump

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 >>

Moises Castro, L.A. Homicide No. 76: Tagger Fatally Shot by Gang Members

Google Maps​A man who was fatally shot by alleged gang members in Boyle Heights March 29 has been identified as 25-year-old Moises Castro. Police said Castro was a member of a tagging crew called Catch the Metro. Castro was shot in the chest and back by three Breed Street gangsters in an all ... More >>

Jose L. Castillo, L.A. Homicide No. 65: Police Investigating Gang-Related Shooting of Two Men in Montecito Heights

Google Maps​Los Angeles Police Department detectives are investigating the gang-related shooting of two men in the Montecito Heights area of Northeast Los Angeles March 29. Officers found Jose L. Castillo, 20, fatally wounded in the 2600 block of Sichel Street near East Avenue 26 around 8: ... More >>

George Rueda, L.A. Homicide No. 45: Man Fatally Shot in front yard in Pacoima

Google Maps​Los Angeles Police Department detectives are on the scene investigating the shooting death of a 38-year-old man who was shot in his front yard in Pacoima March 15. The shooting of George Rueda occurred Monday evening about 11:30 p.m. in the 11400 block of Magee Avenue. Police are ... More >>

Willie Ware, L.A. Homicide No. 24: Man Shot to Death Inside Ford Explorer

Los Angeles Police Department homicide detectives are looking for a suspect who shot and killed 44-year-old Willie Ware February 7. Ware's body was found inside his dark-colored Ford Explorer around 3:50 a.m. Sunday near Abourne Road and Santo Tomas Drive in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South L.A. ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 245, Man Shot in Winnetka

A male Hispanic was shot multiple times by two shooters in the 14000 block of Blythe Street in Winnetka, police say. Joaquin Navarro, 20, was shot around 3 p.m. on October 7. View Larger Map He sustained gunshot wounds to the upper torso and died a short time later in a local hospital. Anyone with ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 200, Teenager Shot in South L.A.

Daquan Allen, 13, was shot to death August 16 in South Los Angeles.View Larger Map The shooting happened in the 8800 block of South Broadway at 12:15 p.m. According to preliminary reports the teenager was shot while he was walking down the street with another person. There was no confirmed informat ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 196, Bicyclist Shot in South Los Angeles

A man was shot to death in South Los Angeles on August 10. View Larger MapAccording to police, the shooting occurred in the 600 block of West 81st Street, between Figueroa and Hoover streets. The victim, Cesar Garcia, 20, was riding a bicycle when he was shot in the head around 5:55 p.m. Monday even ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 192, One Dead, Three Arrested in Robbery Case

UPDATE: Los Angeles Police officials today released additional information about the shooting incident in which 19-year-old Jessie Long was killed.View Larger Map According to reports, Detectives Donald Walthers and Jeff Nolte were part of a surveillance team monitoring a cell phone store in the 5 ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 185, Victim Identified in Van Nuys Gang-Related Shooting

The 20-year-old man who was gunned down in an apparent gang-related shooting in Van Nuys on August 3 was identified as Giovanni Perez.  View Larger Map  Perez was standing on a sidewalk on the corner of Valerio Street and Lennox Avenue about 11:30 p.m., Monday, when he was approached by a ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 173, Man Shot after Verbal Dispute in North Hollywood

A 46-year-old man was shot multiple times following a verbal argument with another man in North Hollywood on July 23. View Larger Map According to police reports, Akop Aduryan was arguing while standing on the sidewalk in the 7500 block of Goodland Avenue around 11 p.m. when a suspect opened fire, ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 153, Man Shot in Robbery Gone Bad

A store employee was shot to death July 10 in an attempted robbery gone awry. View Larger Map Jose Jimenez, 36, was shot in the upper chest, then ran outside the store and collapsed before he was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died. The shooting occurred in the 1200 block of West Eighth Stre ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 149, El Sereno Drive-By Shooting

A Hispanic male in his 30s was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in El Sereno on July 9. View Larger Map The shooting, which occurred in the 4200 block of Portola Avenue near Henderson Street, was reported shortly after 9 p.m. According to preliminary police reports, the victim was shot in the bac ... More >>

Murder was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 135 Identified

The African American male who was gunned down in a drive-by shooting on June 22 in South Los Angeles is 19-year-old Lamar Hines Carter.  View Larger Map According to police reports, Carter was sitting in a car when he was shot near E. 88th Street and Central Avenue. He drove as far on Central ... More >>

Murder was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 136, Hollywood Teen Gunned Down at Bus Stop

News is slowly trickling in about the shooting death of a Hollywood teen on June 19.  View Larger Map According to preliminary police reports, Gabriel Banos Arcos, 17, was shot as he was waiting at a bus stop with friends in the 6200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard near Vine Street. The shoote ... More >>

Murder was the Case: Homicide No. 134, South Los Angeles Shooting

A 23-year-old man identified as Timothy Gerome Sanders was shot to death on June 20.  View Larger Map The shooting happened around 10:50 p.m. outside  the parking lot of a liquor shop at 92nd Street and Central Avenue in South Los Angeles. According to preliminary police reports, ... More >>

Murder was the Case: Homicide No. 135, One Man Shot, Another Wounded in Suspected Drive-by Shooting in South LA

One man was gunned down and another wounded in a drive-by shooting today in South Los Angeles.  View Larger Map According to preliminary police reports, the victim was sitting in a car when he was shot near E. 88th Street and Central Avenue. He drove as far on Central as E. 92nd Street before ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 133: Canoga Park Man Gunned Down

A Hispanic man was shot today at his home in the 7400 block of Kelvin Avenue in Canoga Park.  View Larger Map According to preliminary police reports, two Hispanic males with "shaved heads" showed up on the victim's doorstep and shot him several times in the chest. No word on whether the victi ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide Nos. 131 & 132 Identified

The two men, who were gunned down June 15 near the Los Angeles County Cemetery in Boyle Heights, have been identified.  View Larger Map According to police reports, Felipe Villarreal, 42 and 57-year-old Rafael Padilla were shot to death early Monday morning at 3:15 a.m., at the corner of Loren ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 124: LAPD Officer Involved in Fatal Shooting

Details are scant but the Los Angeles Police Department confirms that one of its officers was involved in a fatal shooting on June 5. California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation Shooting Victim: Ricardo Cabrales LAPD officers were assisting California state parole officers in a com ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 126: Shooting at Koreatown Karaoke Bar

Two men were shot, and one died, after a heated fracas inside a Koreatown Karaoke bar on June 7. View Larger Map According to police reports, the shooting at M2 Cafe & Karaoke Bar at 4001 W. Sixth Street, occurred about 2:10 a.m., Sunday, after 37-year-old Michael Kim and another man got invol ... More >>

Murder was the Case: LA Homicide No. 123, Man Shot Sitting on Porch

A man was shot while he was sitting on his porch in the 200 block of West 2nd Street in the Harbor area at Midnight on June 5. According to preliminary police reports, the victim was sitting on his porch when a man walked up to him, an argument erupted and the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot ... More >>

Murder was the Case: LA Homicide No. 122, Man Gunned Down on East 101 st Street

A man was shot to death and three other men were injured in a suspected drive-by shooting at 8 p.m. last night. According to preliminary police reports, an African American gunman, who was driving a black vehicle, drove up to four African American men in their 30's. The shooter fired multiple round ... More >>

Murder was the Case: LA Homicide No. 122, Update: Man Gunned Down on East 101 st Street

A man was shot to death and three other men were injured in a suspected drive-by shooting at 8 p.m. on June 2. View Larger Map According to preliminary police reports, an African American gunman, who was driving a black vehicle, drove up to four African American men in their 30's. The shooter fi ... More >>

Murder was the Case: LA Homicides No. 117, 118, Man and Woman Found Dead in Encino Home

A man and a woman were found shot to death in a home in Encino today, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. LAPD officers responded to a 911 call of shots fired in the 4800 block of Haskell Avenue near Ventura Boulevard at 12:36 p.m., according to Officer Bruce Borihanh. Police and fi ... More >>

Phil Spector Verdict Countdown

Department 106 is filling up with media, bloggers, D.A. staff members, murder ghouls, et al. No sign of Spector yet, although we've overheard he's coming in with 10 people. The jurors had  been deliberating just under 30 hours, since March 26, when they rang the court clerk three times this mor ... More >>

Deadly Coffee Shop Shootings

One man was killed and six other patrons of a San Gabriel cafe were wounded after two masked gunmen entered the Coffee House on East Valley Boulevard and opened fire. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune repeats a police description of the suspects as Asian males who wore bandanas at the time of the shoot ... More >>

Suspect Arrested in Echo Park Boy's Shooting

At a 5 a.m. news conference today, the LAPD announced it had captured a man suspected in the shooting death of 4-year-old Roberto Lopez Jr. The boy and a sister had been walking near their Echo Park home three days ago when a man on the street opened fire on a car. A single bullet fatally struck Lop ... More >>

Hundreds Attend Funeral for Slain Sheriff's Deputy

Family and friends along with hundreds of law enforcement officers attended a funeral today at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown L.A. for a sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down outside his home in Cypress Park. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Juan Escalante, 27, was shot to ... More >>

Prayer Vigil held for Fallen Deputy

Over 100 family members, friends, neighbors, local politicians, police and firefighters attended a prayer vigil last night for a sheriff’s deputy who was gunned down outside his parent’s home in Cypress Park on August 2. “It takes a lot of courage to be here,” said Councilman Ed Reyes who w ... More >>

Shooting of Deputy Still Remains a Mystery

Los Angeles Police Department detectives still don’t have a clue as to why a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was gunned down outside his parent’s home in Cypress Park on August 2. Deputy Juan Abel Escalante, who was assigned to guard the county’s most dangerous inmates at Men's Central Ja ... More >>

Officer Involved Shootings Reach 27 this Year

With Monday's fatal shooting of postal worker Kevin Wicks by an Inglewood police officer the number of deaths this year at the hands of law enforcement in Los Angeles County has hit 27, according to the LA County Coroner. That means roughly four deaths a month involving police officers. The startl ... More >>

Unarmed Man Killed by Deputies in Lennox

A deputy shot and killed a 35-year-old Lennox man on Wednesday night. Deputies patrolling the area believed he was a drug dealer who was reaching for a gun, according to police reports. Christian Portillo, 35, was shot twice in the chest and died at the scene. With the fatal shooting of Portillo ... More >>

Thousands Predicted To Attend Fallen SWAT Officers Funeral

Thousands of mourners and a swarm of media are expected at Friday morning's funeral for fallen Los Angeles Police Department SWAT Officer Russel Simmons, who was shot to death on February 7 in a horrific shootout in the San Fernando Valley. LAPD officials are predicting an overflow crowd and one of ... More >>

San Fernando Valley Bloodbath

Mass Murder in Winnetka takes life of popular SWAT officer, a former Villaraigosa bodyguard An LAPD SWAT officer was shot to death and another was wounded last night in a horrific 11-hour standoff gone bad involving a 20-year-old unemployed furniture mover with a history of mental issues and suspec ... More >>

Avenues Gang Members Meet the End of the Road

But is Highland Park safe for blacks?

Street Justice

Remembering a 19-year-old African-American killed by police

The Crisis Mayor

Antonio faces big tests in first month on the job

These Are the People Who Died

2004 flier-party body count

Fast Justice

Lessons from New York�s handling of a police shooting

The L.A. 53

Who's Guarding Our Housing Projects?

Security guard is a suspect in drive-by shooting

The Fatal Holiday

LAPD can�t blow off responsibility for shooting a party reveler