Joseph Bush Jr., a 36-year-old black man, was shot and killed Monday, Nov. 17, in the 4600 block of South Vermont Avenue in Vermont Square, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly after 7 p.m., Bush was standing in front of a liquor store with a 27-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man when two black men walked up and fired multiple rounds, striking all three, said LAPD Det. Chris Barling.

The shooters fled on foot, Barling said.

Bush was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 7:28 p.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office. The other two people injured are expected to survive.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (213) 485-4341. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz

Ricardo Avelar Lara, a 57-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 16, in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Eduardo Bermudez, a 26-year-old Latino male, died Sunday, Nov. 16, in East Los Angeles, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. The cause of death is pending.

Joseph Steven Ruiz, a 23-year-old Latino, was fatally stabbed Saturday, Nov. 15, in the 21000 block of Halldale Avenue in Harbor Gateway, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 10 a.m., Ruiz got into an argument with another person. During the argument, which turned physical, a person stabbed Ruiz, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

Ruiz was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:38 p.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

Anyone with information is asked to call LAPD’s Harbor Homicide Division at (310) 726-7884. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz

Reginald Anthony Brown, a 50-year-old black man, was shot and killed Thursday, Nov. 13, in the 300 block of West 83rd Street in Florence, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 8:30 a.m. Brown was standing near his vehicle on West 83rd Street when a man with a rifle shot him, LAPD Det. Chris Barling said.

Barling said the gunman got into a vehicle, but he did not know what kind. Witnesses said the vehicle drove north on South Grand Avenue.

Brown was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:53 a.m., said Ed Winter, assistant chief of investigations for the coroner’s office.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Criminal Gang Homicide Division at (213) 485-4341. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz

Conrad Reyes Gomez, a 26-year-old white man, was shot and killed Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the 6000 block of Fayette Street in Highland Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 9:25 p.m., police responded to a radio call of a shooting victim in the area, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department. Gomez was found in a residential driveway with gunshot wounds, said LAPD Det. Ryan Watterson in an e-mail.

Police said Gomez got into a dispute with two Latinos between the ages of 16 and 20 years old. Gomez was shot and the assailants fled. Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:05 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (323) 344-5731. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Alfonso Maldonado, an 18-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Monday, Nov. 10, in the 9000 block of Holmes Avenue in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

A Transit Policing Division deputy was in the area when he found Maldonado with gunshot wounds, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Maldonado was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 10:54 p.m., according to coroner’s records.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

-- Nicole Santa Cruz

Francisco Guadalupe Garcia, a 21-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Sunday, Nov. 9, in the 13200 block of Dronfield Avenue in Sylmar, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 2 a.m., Garcia was leaving a party and standing on the sidewalk with other people when two cars stopped, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department.

A Latino man got out of a dark-colored SUV, smashed a beer bottle on the ground and yelled at Garcia. The man then walked to a white sedan that was behind the SUV, got a gun and began shooting, police said.

Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:30 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

Authorities said Garcia was shot over a "simmering dispute." Police initially said Garcia was an Army veteran who had recently returned from Afghanistan; but a military official confirmed that ...

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Jaymee Rashaud Bandy, a 23-year-old black man, was shot and killed Sunday, Nov. 9, in the 1600 block of East 118th Place in Willowbrook, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before 2 a.m., Bandy was standing outside the Willow Brook Green Apartment complex when he was shot, said Lt. Eddie Hernandez with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.

Several people were standing in the area when the shooting occurred, but no one stayed to talk to authorities, Hernandez said.

Bandy was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:10 a.m., according to coroner’s records.

“We have very little to go on unless somebody comes forward,” Hernandez said.

A vehicle was seen driving west on East 118th Place, away from the complex. A more concise description was not available.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323 ...

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Shuichi Sugimoto, a 40-year-old Asian male, died Sunday, Nov. 9, after being shot in Inglewood, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Jorge Trejo, a 34-year-old Latino, was shot by Los Angeles police Sunday, Nov. 9, in the 3200 block of Huron Street in Cypress Park, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

Shortly before midnight on Nov. 8, LAPD officers saw Trejo driving a blue Mazda pickup truck near West Avenue 26 and North Figueroa Street, according to a news release from the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers tried to stop Trejo, a suspect in an Oct. 30 assault with a deadly weapon case, and a pursuit began.

During the pursuit, which authorities said was "slow-speed," Trejo stopped at at least three locations and pointed a sawed-off shotgun at police. The first shooting occurred at West Avenue 26 and Lacy Street. The second occurred at Griffin Avenue and East Avenue 31. The third shooting occurred at Daly Street and Darwin Avenue, police said.

A SWAT team was then called to ...

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