Category: shooting death

Two Shooting Deaths Within 12 Hours in Montreal, Eighth and Ninth Homicides of Year

Montreal police are investigating two shooting deaths that occurred within less than twelve hours of each other. Police responded to a call around 3 a.m. about a 28-year-old man shot dead behind an apartment building in the north-end borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville. The man’s killing occurred less than 12 hours after the brazen daytime shooting of…


Man Who Killed Ex’s Daughters in San Diego County Sentenced to Life in Prison

EL CAJON, Calif.—A man who shot and killed his ex-girlfriend’s twin 15-year-old daughters in Lemon Grove was sentenced April 7 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Dwayne Edward Groves Jr., 41, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and other charges for fatally shooting Caira Rachel Christopher and Leah Sylvania Christopher on April 15,…


Three Family Members Found Shot to Death in Montclair

Three family members were shot dead in their Montclair home Jan. 30, according to the San Bernadino County Sherriff’s department. The deceased were identified as 68-year-old Sonia Ramirez, her 66-year-old husband George Ramirez, and their 43-year-old son David Ramirez. Authorities received a call around 9 p.m. from a family member who discovered the bodies and…


Man, 29, Gunned Down Near Petco Park in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A 20-year-old man was arrested Jan. 21 in connection with the shooting death of a 29-year-old man during a confrontation with a group of people near Petco Park. Dajon Shingleton surrendered without incident to officers at about 3:40 a.m. after he was located at a residence in the 3200 block of Sweetwater Springs Boulevard,…


LAPD: 2 Arrested in Wilmington Shooting That Killed 12-Year-Old Boy

WILMINGTON, Calif.—Two men were in custody Sept. 30 in connection with a December shooting in Wilmington that left a 12-year-old boy dead and a woman and a girl injured. Damian Martinez, 21, and Gabriel Martinez, 19, of Wilmington, were arrested Sept. 27, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The men, who are cousins,…


Woman, Teen Arrested, Third Suspect Sought in Fatal Shooting of Rapper at LA Restaurant

LOS ANGELES—A woman and a 17-year-old boy were in custody Sept. 28 and a man believed to be the teen’s father was being sought in connection with the killing of rapper PnB Rock during a robbery at a restaurant earlier this month. Shauntel Trone, 32, and a boy “under the age of 18” were arrested…


Teen Shot to Death Outside Garden Grove Party

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A teenage boy was shot to death outside a large house party in Garden Grove, authorities said Sept. 11. His name was not yet released by the police, but a GoFundMe page identified him as the 17-year-old Julian Martinez, who was said to be “killed in an act of gun violence by vicious…


Boy, 16, Arrested for Allegedly Killing Man, 19, in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of murder for allegedly shooting to death a 19-year-old man inside a home in Long Beach, authorities said Aug. 6. Officers dispatched at 3:22 p.m. Friday to the 3100 block of West Spring Street regarding a report of a shooting found Louis Longeno of Maywood suffering…


Teenage Boy Shot to Death in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A 17-year-old boy was shot to death in Anaheim, an innocent victim of gang members, authorities said July 9. The shooting occurred at about 9:45 p.m. Friday in the 1100 block of North Acacia Street, according to Sgt. Shane Carringer of the Anaheim Police Department. The boy suffered “at least one gunshot wound,” Carringer…


Man Charged in Killing of Irvine Scientist Sentenced for Attacking Deputies

LOS ANGELES—A man accused of murdering a research scientist in Malibu Creek State Park was sentenced on June 21 to three years and eight months in jail for attacking two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies while he has been in custody. Jurors found Anthony Rauda, 45, guilty June 9 of two felony counts of battery…