Christine Pelisek

Julio Olivares died from gunshot wounds January 4. Olivares, an alleged Florencia 13 gang member, was shot in the chest and hand by gang rivals on his front porch in the 900 block of East 85th Street. View Larger Map According to police reports, two male Hispanics were spotted in......

Diamond Johnson was shot to death outside his South Los Angeles home January 3. According to police reports, Johnson, 27, was standing outside at 1:30 pm near Naomi Avenue and East 33rd Street when he was approached by a lone gunman and shot. View Larger Map The shooter fled. Johnson......

Juvenal Lopez Sosa was found stabbed to death alongside a bike path January 1. The 49-year-old leather craftsman was discovered next to his bicycle by a Los Angeles Parks & Recreation employee around 7 am in the 15000 block of Victory Boulevard. View Larger Map Sosa's family reported that he......

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 Hollywood Division......

The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for help in finding the culprits responsible for the fatal shooting of Pacoima resident Antonio Carlos January 1. Carlos, 34, was found lying on the sidewalk suffering from gunshot wounds around 6:45 am in the vicinity of Pierce Street and Haddon Avenue. View......

A 59-year-old local theater director and producer was found stabbed to death inside his Wilshire apartment January 2. Bennett Bradley was attacked around 5:50 p.m. in the 100 block of South New Hampshire Avenue. View Larger Map Los Angeles Fire Department showed up and pronounced Bradley dead at the scene......

The Los Angeles Police Department is reporting its first murder of the New Year. According to police reports, Jose Torres allegedly shot his wife Paula, then himself, at their Watts home on New Year's Day. View Larger Map The shooting occurred about 1:10 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of......

A man who was gunned down December 20 has been identified as 21-year-old Heracleo Rosas Meneses. Meneses was killed near North Evergreen and Wabash avenues. View Larger Map Anyone with information should contact Hollenbeck Division detectives at at (323) 526-3679......

A man was shot to death in South Los Angeles December 21. Loren Arterberry, 36, was shot multiple times in the back, right leg and neck near Western and Vernon Avenues. View Larger Map Anyone with information about the shooting should contact 77th Division detectives at 213-485-4175......

A man was stabbed to death at a birthday party in South Los Angeles December 25. Police say that 25-year-old Elmer Rodriguez got involved in a verbal dispute with another partygoer in the 5400 block of Blackwelder Street at 1:45 am. View Larger Map The suspect, who has been identified......