Morning crime report

Good morning. Here are a few stories happening in crimeland now.

• Authorities tried to determine today if a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy's job guarding some of the county's most dangerous inmates was a factor in his gunshot slaying in Cypress Park over the weekend. Deputy Juan Escalante, 27, was shot outside his home about 5:40 a.m. Saturday as he was on his way to work at the jails. He was not in uniform. dailynews.com

• Deputies are now not sure whether a 19-year-old woman was shot before plunging from a second-story window to her death in Altadena so coroner's officials hope to learn more during a scheduled autopsy today. Jasmine Denson was found in the 2400 block of Lincoln Avenue about 5:30 p.m. Saturday and declared dead at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena. dailynews.com

• A 16-year-old Sun Valley boy who played football for John Francis Polytechnic High School was killed behind a North Hollywood restaurant, the second Poly High football player shot to death in two months. dailynews.com