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Taja Jones had left her job at a mortgage company in Santa Monica on April 20, 2006, but never picked up her 14-year-old son later in the day as scheduled. Her body was found five days later in her vehicle, which had been parked in a South L.A. neighborhood.
Three of the victims were hospitalized.
Deputies called out to a report of a gunshot victim at about 9:50 p.m. Monday in the 2100 block of West 109th Place found the man, who had been shot in the upper torso and pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives say two dark vehicles had stopped in front of a small crowd of people at the location and three to four suspects had gotten out with firearms and began shooting.
Investigators said Homer Watford knew the boy's family and went to them to apologize before turning himself in.
Irvine police, who was chasing the suspect, say he had burglarized a pharmacy in Irvine and were able to follow him because one of the items stolen had a GPS tracker in it.
The family of a 15-year-old boy who was shot and killed in South Los Angeles is mourning his death this week – 16 years after losing another son during the Rodney King riots.
Investigators believe the stabbing may have stemmed from a domestic incident, police said.
Christopher Roby is charged with assaulting several girls over a period dating back to 2003.
The fire was so hot, firefighters battled the blaze from a distance. One firefighter said the flames went as high as 80 feet in the air.
Los Angeles County's sheriff's SWAT team fired tear gas into an apartment in the 1300 block of West 97th Street, forcing out a man and a woman who had refused to speak to police just before 5 a.m.
The 15-year-old girl was waiting in line with her mother when the gunman walked up and opened fire.
A South Los Angeles family is mourning after a 17-year-old boy was killed when his motorized bike collided with a car.
Officers donning masks entered the home but found no suspects inside.
A brief pursuit ended when A Honda Civic crashed into an SUV at 48th Street and Vermont Avenue at about 2 a.m. Wednesday. The two women inside the SUV are OK, but the trio in the Honda Civic did not fare as well.
More than 100 people had gathered to watch cars do donuts at high speed in the intersection. People were seen dancing and cheering as one car's rear bumper veers by at high speed, forcing some to jump out of the way at times.
It was unclear if there were any injuries.
A South LA neighborhood is shaken up tonight after a family argument turned into a deadly shooting. Rachel Kim reports.
A young pregnant woman is safe and unharmed after a carjacker took her on a violent ride, police say, but the suspect is still on the loose.
A father murdered on his way to grab dinner for the family. He was an innocent bystander caught in a gang shooting and tonight his heartbroken mother is opening up about the tragedy. Rachel Kim reports.
The slow-moving vehicle was traveling southbound on Western from Slauson shortly before 4 p.m.
Police say a small group of people were barbecuing at about midnight at a home near Western Avenue and 91st Street when a man walked up to the group and started shooting. A 19-year-old woman was killed.
The car plowed into the church, sending debris flying and leaving a gaping hole in the church front.
The suspect's car careened into a pickup truck before coming to a halt. There were no reported injuries.
Frederick Frazier was struck and killed by a Porsche Cayenne. The following day, during a vigil for Frazier, a second man was struck by another hit-and-run driver.
