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35 Years of Age Date of Death: 10/7/16 City of Murder: Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Sergeant Bill Cotter Russell Lavell McNeil Jr., a 35-year-old black man, was shot and killed Friday, Oct. 7, 2016 in the 1000 block of West 122nd Street in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Athens, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records. McNeil was sitting on a block wall outside his house before 8 p.m., waiting for his date to pick him up, when someone with a gun approached and opened fire, said Sgt. Bill Cotter.  After the shooting, the gunman got into a car, which drove away, Cotter said. Investigators don’t have a description of the shooter or the vehicle, and it’s not known if anyone else was in the car, Cotter said.  McNeil was found on the sidewalk with multiple gunshot wounds, and several bullet casings scattered on the ground. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:58 p.m., according to coroner’s records.  A fundraising website has seen set up to create a reward for the arrest and conviction of McNeil’s killer. “This was a senseless murder of a young black man getting his life together,” the site says.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

25 Years of Age Date of Death: 4/10/12 City of Murder: Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Police Department - West Bureau Detective III Sammy Marullo 33567@lapd.online (213) 382-9470 Detective R. Rodriguez (213) 382-9470 Samuel Michel, a 25-year-old white man, died Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in the 800 block of Serrano Street in Koreatown, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. Police were called to the Villa Sir Francis Drake apartments about 2:40 a.m., where they found Michel with a knife in his back and stab wounds to his head. Michel, who was neither conscious nor breathing and was inside a fifth-floor apartment. A Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance crew pronounced him dead. Witnesses reported seeing another man in a white tank top leaving the area on a bicycle. Anyone with information about the killing is asked to contact the Los Angeles Police Department at (877) 527-3247. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

28 Years of Age Date of Death: 4/12/06 City of Murder: Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Police Department South Bureau Homicide Division Case No. 060312877 While at Exposition Park someone walked into their driveway while he was working on his car when a man opened the gate and walked in and started shooting at him while he was underneath the car and he had no way of getting out from under the car. If you have any information, contact the Los Angeles Police Department South Bureau Homicide Division at (323) 786-5080.

35 Years of Age Date of Death: 12/23/18 City of Murder: San Dimas, California Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Lieutenant Patricia Thomas (323) 890-5564 ptthomas@lasd.org Michael Tomas Moreno, a 35-year-old  Latino   male , died Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018 after being  shot  in  San Dimas , according to Los Angeles County coroner's records. If you have any information, contact the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

24 Years of Age Date of Death: 9/30/2020 City of Murder: Westmont, California Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Lieutenant Vizcarra (323) 890-5580 Detective Bailey Detective Soliz (323) 574-0738 Onwuatuegwu Brianpius Ngwudile, a 24-year-old  Black   male , died Wednesday, Sept. 30, after being  shot  near 11189 S. Manhattan Place in  Westmont , according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. If you have any information, contact the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department.

37 Years of Age Date of Death: 3/23/24 City of Murder: Bellflower, California Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Detective Acevedo Los Angeles Sheriff's Department (323) 890-5500 37-year-old man who was fatally shot on a Bellflower street was identified Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. Hernan Nieves, Jr. II was killed in the shooting that occurred around 5:40 p.m. Saturday. The victim died at the scene at Curnuta Avenue and Flora Vista Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. There was no immediate word on a suspect or a possible motive for the killing, sheriff's officials said. Anyone with information about this murder is asked to call the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tipsters wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

29 Years of Age Date of Death: 10/21/19 City of Murder: San Bernardino, California No details.

16 Years of Age Date of Death: 1/29/21 City of Murder: Athens (Los Angeles, California) Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (213) 473-6080 Khaliq Zakai Osifeso, a 16-year-old  Black   male , died Friday, Jan. 29, after being  shot  near 1212 123rd St. in  Athens , according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

17 Years of Age Date of Death: 7/17/21 City of Murder: Compton, California Los Angeles Police Department South Bureau Division  Lieutenant Mike Gomez (323) 890-5641 mgomez@lasd.org Dominic Brandon Pickens, a 16-year-old Black   male , died Saturday, July 17, 2021 after being stabbed  near 2401 El Segundo Blvd. in Willowbrook , according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records.

31 Years of Age Date of Death: 8/19/23 City of Murder: Los Angeles, California   Los Angeles Police Department South Bureau Homicide Division Detective Fishner (36211) (323) 459-5353 Detective Harris (40015) (323) 786-5110   Victim threatened suspect with a 45 lb. weight and in response, suspect stabbed victim, killing him. If you have information, you are encouraged to call the Los Angeles Police Department South Bureau Homicide Division at (323) 786-5058.

24 Years of Age Date of Death:  1/1/24 City of Murder: Manhattan Beach, California Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Detective Joseph Manfrey (323) 890-5559 The man shot early New Years’ Day in Manhattan Beach has been identified as Andrei Gianan, 24, of Torrance. Gianan died January 4 from a gunshot to the head,” according to Lt. Omar Camacho, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Department Homicide Department is investigating the death. Manhattan Beach Police found Gianan lying the street in the 1400 block of 11th Street after responding to reports of a car crash at about 1:23 a.m. on January 1. He was taken to Harbor UCLA Medical Center, where doctors had little hope of being able to save him, according to a GoFundMe page established in his memory. “We don’t know if he was a body dump or he was shot elsewhere and stumbled onto the street and collapsed,” Lt. Camacho said. “There is no known motive at this time,” he added “This is not believed to be a random attack,” Manhattan Beach Police said in a press release. Anyone with any information about the shooting is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Or MBPD Detective Seth Hartnell at (310) 802-5127.

33 Years of Age Date of Death: 7/17/19 City of Murder: Covina, California Covina Police Department ( 626) 331-3391 covinapd@covinaca.gov Jonathan Lee Hoskins, a 33-year-old  black   male , died Wednesday, July 17, after being  shot  in  Charter Oak , according to Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner's records. If you have any information, contact Covina Police Department at (626) 331-3391.