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Jesus Nava, a 23-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 12, at Orange Avenue and 11th Street in Long Beach, authorities said. Long Beach Police responded to a shots-fired call about 11 p.m. and found Nava with a gunshot…

Loc Phan, a 74-year-old Asian man, was beaten and died Monday, Dec. 7, in the 700 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, authorities said. Long Beach police responded to a call about trouble at a business about 3:15…

Sheridan Spencer, a 70-year-old black man, was shot and killed Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the 1600 block of West Caldwell Street in Compton, authorities said. The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 p.m. in a residential neighborhood, the Los Angeles County…

Roshdi Abuawad, a 27-year-old man identified by coroner’s officials as Middle Eastern, died Sunday, Dec. 13, after he was hit by a car and dragged to Atlantic Avenue and Lake Avenue in Cudahy, authorities said. Abuawad was leaving a Starbucks…

Eun Kang, a 38-year-old Korean woman, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, after she was raped and stabbed in the 1600 block of Electric Avenue in Venice, authorities said. At the time of her death Kang was pregnant with twins. One was…

The year-to-date number of homicides in Los Angeles County is about 704. This number does not include a few cases in which the cause of death has been deferred. Los Angeles County coroner’s officials have listed the following deaths between…

Jessie Valdivia, a 23-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Dec. 5, in the 1000 block of West Third Street in Pomona, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s officials. Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner’s office, said Valdivia was…

Luis Eduardo Perez, a 15-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Dec. 7, in the 2100 block of East Cesar Chavez Avenue in Boyle Heights, authorities said. Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner’s office, said Perez was standing near…

Alfonso Gonzalez, a 36-year-old Latino, was found dead Wednesday, Dec. 2, in the 1700 block of Autumnmist Drive in Palmdale, authorities said. According to coroner’s records, Gonzalez’s burned body was found with arms and legs bound in a closet at…