This Week's Homicide Report

Only two (2) infants this week.

Homicides: Sept. 21-28 [Updated]
September 29, 2009 | 8:28 am
[Updated Sept. 29: The year-to-date number of homicides in Los Angeles County is about 572. This number does not include a handful of cases where the cause of death has been deferred.]

The Los Angeles County coroner's office has confirmed the following deaths as homicides:

David Colone, a 32-year-old black man, on Sept. 21. Colone was shot in 10000 block of South Figueroa Street in Vermont Vista.

Noe Escobar Reyes, a 41-year-old Latino, on Sept. 22. Escobar Reyes was shot in the 1900 block of South Towne Avenue in Pomona.

Juan Segura-Ramirez, a 27-year-old Latino, on Sept. 23. Segura-Ramirez was shot in the 1500 block of East Lomita Boulevard in Wilmington.

Francisco Estrada, a 44-year-old Latino, on Sept. 23. Estrada was shot in the 1500 block of East Lomita Boulevard in Wilmington.

Samantha Williams, a 4-month-old white infant, on Sept. 24. Williams died of blunt force trauma. The location of Williams' death was not reported by the coroner.

Errol McIntyre, a 46-year-old black man, on Sept. 24. McIntyre was shot at West 37th and Catalina streets in Exposition Park.

Isidro Meza-Rojas, a 28-year-old Latino, on Sept. 26. Meza-Rojas was shot in the 20900 block of Gresham Street in Canoga Park.

Guillermo Mendoza-Rojas, a 21-year-old Latino, on Sept. 26. Mendoza-Rojas was shot in the 20900 block of Gresham Street in Canoga Park.

Andrew Garcia, a 4-month-old Latino infant, on Sept. 27. Garcia was shot at Kittridge and Sylmar streets in Van Nuys.

And yes, the LALA Times justifies its otherwise questionable existence with The Homicide Report. There may be a print version, I dunno. Never look at the paper, well, except for the Travel section on Sunday.