Results tagged “homicide” from Crime & Courts

A 50-year-old man was shot to death early today in Wilmington, police said.

Eric Douglas, who might have been residing at a sober living house in southwest Los Angeles, was shot about 2:15 a.m. at Broad Avenue and F Street, Los Angeles police Detective Jim Perkins said.

Douglas was standing on the corner when two people approached him. Douglas ran. They fired numerous rounds at him, striking him.

Douglas collapsed. He was pronounced dead at County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Police don't know the motive behind the slaying, but said it occurred near the Bonnie Lee Hotel, a known location where drug dealing occurs.

In 2007, former Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo filed suit against the hotel, charging that undercover Los Angeles police officers made repeated drug purchases on the site for years.

The LA Weekly last week launched its Murder was the Case blog. It's introductory paragraph says it aims to write about every homicide in the City of Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Times took on a similar charge a couple years ago with its Homicide Report, which attempts to document every homicide in the County as reported by the Coroner's Department. The Times' blog proved very successful in its first year, and very tiring for it's original keeper. Now, it seems several people contribute.

 

Cori Desmond's father, Mark, is passing out bumper stickers asking for tips to help police find his daughter's killer.

Desmond has printed 100 bumper stickers that are being distributed to friends, family and businesses in Redondo Beach, the last place she was seen alive.

More will be available in another week. Desmond also is planning to purchase a billboard.

"I'm going to do what I'm going to do to help out in any way," Desmond said. "That's all I can do."

Cori Desmond was last seen on Feb. 15, leaving the Bac Street Lounge on Artesia Boulevard in Redondo Beach. Her Jeep was parked nearby.

Her body was found the next day in a bag at the side of a snowy road near Running Springs.
Investigators have not disclosed the cause of death, but said she appeared to suffer from blunt force trauma.

A Gardena man admitted Tuesday that he killed his sister, who was found dead on the kitchen floor of their family home, police said.

John Long Liu, 60, was taken into custody shortly after 1 p.m. at the house in the 1100 block of West 163rd Street, Gardena police Lt. Uikilifi Niko said.

Firefighters responded to the house regarding a woman not breathing and determined her to be dead, Niko said.

They then called police because they suspected foul play.

The victim, whose name was not immediately released, lived in the home with other adult relatives. She was in her late 50s.

Liu told officers he had killed his sister, Niko said. Liu was arrested on suspicion of murder and booked at the Gardena jail.

The cause of death was not immediately determined.

Homicide victims organizations will unite for an "L.A. County 7-day Candlelight Vigil" in conjunction with "National Crime Victims' Rights Week," from April 26 to May 2.
This year's event marks "25 Years of Rebuilding Lives."

The vigils are to bring attention to the senseless killings and to unite victims throughout the county.

The candlelight vigils will begin at 7 p.m. each night in a different location.

The South Bay vigils will be held:

• April 27: Roger Park, Beach and Eucalyptus avenues in Inglewood. The event is hosted by Helping Hands.
• May 2 at the water fountains, Harbor Drive and Swinford Street in San Pedro. Justice for Murdered Children will host.

People who cannot attend are asked to light candles at home from 7 to 9 p.m.
For more information, go to www.jfmc.org.

I just talked briefly with Los Angeles police Detective Jim Perkins. I didn't get much, but here is the deal so far on last Monday's homicide where Rufus Atchley is accused of killing Robert Banes on 11th Street:

I received this today from Krystal Atchley, the daughter of San Pedro homicide suspect Rufus Atchley. He is suspected of killing Robert Justin Banes, 29, on 11th Street near Pacific Avenue on Monday, then fleeing to a house on 19th Street and triggering the daylong SWAT standoff.

A man killed inside his smog check business in Hawthorne was identified Monday as an Inglewood man.

Vicente Garcia Naranjo, 39, died at 6:20 p.m. Thursday when a gunman shot him in his office at G & D Smog Check, 11862 S. Prairie Ave., authorities said.

Sheriff's Department homicide detectives have not released any information on the killing or returned phone calls.

I haven't been able to get much on this today, but a man was killed inside a Hawthorne smog check business last night.

From what I can tell, a gunman walked in to G & D Smog Check at 11862 S. Prairie Ave. at 6 p.m. and shot a man working there.

The Sheriff's Department is investigating the crime, but hasn't issued any statements yet.

*UPDATE: The Sheriff's Department has released nothing on this case and it's starting to look like that isn't going to happen.

All I know is this man's name is "Vicente," based on the "RIP Vicente" sign on his door. His neighbors said he was a nice guy.

Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a man in the 2600 block of East Dominguez Street in Carson.

Deputies received a call about the dead man at 11:30 a.m.

There was no immediate word on what happened to the guy.

LONG BEACH - Charges were filed today against two Whittier men allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of a woman whose body was discovered late last month in San Pedro.

Deputy District Attorney Carrie Smith of Long Beach Branch Office said Michael Lee Bonfiglio, 31 (dob 6/12/77), and Raul Tiscareno, 26 (dob 9/20/82), are charged with one count each of murder, conspiracy to commit a crime and second-degree robbery. 

Here's a preview of this weekend's 48 Hours Mystery take on the "Lomita Black Widow" case of Sonia Rios Risken and her two slain husbands. If you recall, Risken had two husbands killed in similar fashion in the Philippines 19 years apart. It runs Saturday night at 10 p.m. on CBS.

If you listen closely, you can hear my voice talking about someone taking a shot at her.

(It takes a moment to load and you get a commercial first, so hang on.)

From City News Service today:

INGLEWOOD (CNS) - A Los Angeles man was shot to death today in Inglewood, authorities said.

Alaleem Hassan Shabazz, 57, died at the scene of the shooting, which occurred about 12:30 a.m. in the 400 block of East Stepney Street, said Craig Harvey of the coroner's office.

According to the preliminary report, Shabazz was in a vehicle when he was shot "multiple" times, Harvey said.

There were no immediate reports of arrests.

This is Elizabeth Velasco, the mother of Mark Everett. Everett was killed yesterday in a standoff with deputies who rescued his 6-year-old son from him. Everett killed the boy's mother in Hawthorne four years ago and took the boy. Everett's other is being sought.

If you know where she is, call Detective Rich Tomlin at 323-890-5500.

UPDATE: On Friday, December 12, 2008, Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Noe Rodriguez, a 21-year-old man, with no known address. Rodriguez has numerous aka's and is a federal deportee. Rodriguez is wanted for the shooting death of the 50-year-old homeless man, whose identity is being withheld until his family can be located and notified. 

From City News Service

 

A man was killed in a drive-by shooting this morning in the unincorporated community of Lennox, authorities said.

 

The victim was standing in front of a building in the 10500 block of
South Firmona Avenue, near Inglewood Avenue and Lennox Boulevard, at about 3
a.m. when a light-colored vehicle pulled up, sheriff's Deputy Aura
Sierra said.

 

Someone inside exchanged words with the victim and then opened fire,
shooting him in the chest, Sierra said.

 

The man, whose name was withheld, died at a local hospital.

A man was found stabbed to death outside a restroom at Banning Park in Wilmington over the weekend.

 

He was stabbed numerous times in the upper body with a knife.

 

Someone found him about 3:40 p.m. Sunday lying on the ground in the park at Pacific Coast Highway at Eubank Avenue, police said.

 

They didn't find the knife.

 

If you know anything about it, call the Los Angeles Police Department's Harbor Division homicide bureau at 310-522-2036.

 

The victim's name was not immediately released.