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1992 L.A. Riots
Victim Analysis
Report created by James Gallagher
Friday December 17, 2010
Prepared for Professor David Grabelski
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Synopsis of the Investigation
The 1992 Los Angeles riots was sparked on April 29, 1992 when a mostly white jury acquitted four police officers accused in
the videotaped beating of black motorist Rodney King, after he fled from police. Thousands of people in Los Angeles joined in what
has often been characterized as a race riot, or a mini-civil war, involving acts of law-breaking compounded by existing racial tensions,
including looting, arson and murder. In summary;
53 people died during the riots
4 thousand injured
12,000 people arrested
1,100 buildings destroyed
$1.4 billion in property damage
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About this Report
This report seeks to analyze the time, movement, behavior, target and offenders involved in the L.A. Riots. By utilizing
Microsoft Excel, Google Earth, i2 Analyst Notebook 8.5 and other tools, the analyst will report key facts and analytical findings from
the provided dataset, which can be viewed at the end of this report.
The raw data from the police reports was first categorized into columns in Microsoft Excel. After organizing the data, the
analyst went about creating pivot charts in Excel. After analyzing the data in Excel, the data was imported into Google Earth to
analyze the spatial movement of the crimes. Next, the analyst imported the geo data into Geocommons to analyze any patterns in the
occurrences of the crimes. Census data from 1990 was then layered into Google Earth using Social Explorer to analyze the deaths of
the victims in relation to their native demographic areas.
Lastly, the refined data was imported into i2 Analyst Notebook 8.5. The data was laid out into theme lines. All of the event
frames in i2 were given controlling times. The data was then analyzed with the heat matrix feature from i2. Most of the analytical
findings were made using the heat matrix feature in i2 Analyst Notebook 8.5. The report and analytical findings were finally published
in Microsoft Office.
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Table of Contents
About the L.A Riots P.5
Victim Overview Chart P.10-11
Male vs. Female P.11
Victims Broken down by Race P.13
When and How certain Ethnicities
P.14
were killed
What Ethnicities were Killed During
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Night and Day and Other Charts
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Mapping the L.A Riots P.24
i2 Theme Line Analysis P.34
i2 Heat Matrix Analysis P.41
Microsoft Excel Worksheet P.50
Acknowledgements P.59
Resources P.60
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A total of 53 people lost their lives during the L.A Riot. In total, 26 African Americans, 17 Hispanics, 7
WHO Caucasians, 2 Asians and 1 Middle Eastern lost their lives. Several law enforcement departments aside
from L.A.P.D were involved. In addition, the National `Guard was brought in to assist.
After Rodney King resisted arrest from Police officers, he was beaten. The beating was caught on
film. The officers who took part in the beating were taken to court, but found not guilty. This
WHAT resulted in an upheaval of the African American community. Violence spread out of the African
community, and into the Hispanic areas of the city. Soon, the entire city was caught in the race riot.
The first killing of the riot occurred on Wednesday 4/29/1992 at 1930 hours. The last killing
WHEN occurred on Sunday 5/3/1992 at 1940 hours. The L.A. Riot took place over a five day period.
37 of the crimes (70%) took place in Los Angeles. 4 of the crimes (8%) took place in Compton.
WHERE 2 crimes took place in East Hollywood. 10 other cities each experienced one crime.
Most of the crimes were black on black or Hispanic on black. 37 of the crimes (68%) were carried out
How with a firearm. In 5 of the crimes (9%), a vehicle was used. In 5 other crimes (9%), fire was the causes
of death. 4 of the crimes were carried out with a blunt object/blunt force trauma.
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Analytical Findings
Target Time
The most violent hours over the five day span of the L.A.
African American’s accounted for almost half (49%) of
Riot were all on Thursday 4/30/1992. The times are
all the deaths during the L.A. Riot. Hispanics made up
1800 – 2000 hours, 2000 – 2200 hours and 0000 – 0200
32% of the total deaths in the riot.
hours.
Most African American’s were killed by a gunshot African Americans took the major onslaught of the riot
wound (GSW). Hispanics come in behind African in the very beginning, ranging from 0800 hours,
Americans in number of deaths from GSWs. The next Thursday 4/30/1992 – 0000 hours, Friday 5/1/1992 .
most prominent M.O.’s are vehicles.
Most African Americans, Hispanics and Caucasians died
85% of African Americans were killed at night. 71% of on Thursday 4/30/1992.
Hispanics were also killed at night.
African American’s account for 49% of the total deaths 40% of GSW victims died between the hours of 1200
in the L.A. Riot, with 41% of the African American and 0000 on Thursday 4/30/1992.
deaths resulting in a homicide ruling by the coroner.
Hispanics account for 28% of homicides from coroners
ruling.
The majority of the deaths in the L.A. Riot occurred
between the hours of 1100 – 2300 Thursday 4/30/1992.
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Spatial Behavior
Most African American’s were killed by a firearm (50%).
Most of the deaths occurred in the downtown L.A. Hispanics come in behind African Americans in number
region. of deaths from firearms (31%). The total number of
those that died from firearms is 68%. The next most
prominent M.O.’s are vehicles, which make up a total of
Most all African Americans died within their own 9% of all M.O.s.
demographic area.
73% of the deaths that occurred during day time were
with a firearm. Only 68% of the deaths at night resulted
The close proximity within the African American
from a firearm.
population and the Hispanic population may have led to
the high casualty rate between both races.
34% of the DA's rulings were homicides. 43% of the DA’s
Most of the Hispanic deaths were not a result from rulings were murder. 13% were deemed accidents.
violence in the Hispanic neighborhood. Most Hispanics
were dying in the predominantly African American
demographic areas, or the border between the African From the DA’s ruling, 56% of the homicides are from
American and Hispanic populations. Hispanics deaths African Americans. Hispanics account for 33% of the
are due to violence stemming from the African homicides. Caucasians account for 6% of homicides.
American demographic areas.
The majority of the deaths in the L.A. Riot occurred
between the hours of 1100 – 2300 Thursday 4/30/1992.
Those that lived in the lower demographic areas lower
class were more likely to riot that the more wealthy.
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Offender
58% of the total cases, are closed. 22 cases, or 42% of
the total cases, are still open.
Thursday was the peak day for justified and unknown
cases. Thursday accounts for 45% of justified killings
and unknown suspects.
Overall, Friday and Saturday both have the most
identified offenders, accounting for 67% of total
identified offenders. Wednesday and Thursday both
have the least identified offenders
Most of the killings during the L.A. Riots were justified
homicides by law enforcement and the National Guard.
Not including the unknown offenders (n/a), 62% of the
killings were justified killings made by law and military
officials.
19% of the identified suspects are African American.
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Male vs. Female
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91% of the victims in the L.A. Riots
were male, while 9% where female
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African
American
Female
2
3
Hispanic
Female
1
African
American Male
15
Asian Male
23
Caucasian Male
Hispanic Male
7
2 Middle Eastern
Male
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Victims broken down by Race
As seen on the chart below and the chart to the right, Row Labels Count of Race by %
African American 26 49%
African American’s accounted for almost half of all
Asian 2 4%
the deaths during the L.A. Riot. Hispanics made up Caucasian 7 13%
32% of the total deaths in the riot. Hispanic 17 32%
Middle Eastern 1 2%
Grand Total 53 100%
1
17
26
African American
Asian
Caucasian
7 Hispanic
2 Middle Eastern
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Wed
1
1
3 1 3
1 1
Thur
3
1
1 2 9
6
4
2
Fri
1
1 3 1 1
Sat
As demonstrated by the chart, Most African
1 1
2 American’s were killed by a gunshot wound
1 (GSW). Hispanics come in behind African
Americans in number of deaths from GSWs. The
Sun
next most prominent M.O.’s are vehicles.
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Hispanic
This chart depicts how many of the victims were killed in either night
or daytime, and how they were killed. 85% of African Americans were
killed at night. 71% of Hispanics were also killed at night.
71%
African American
85%
Middle Eastern
Caucasian
Asian
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This chart depicts how many of the victims were killed in either
night or daytime, and how they were killed. 73% of the deaths that
occurred during day time were with a firearm. Only 68% of the
deaths at night resulted from a firearm.
68%
73%
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P a Ethnicity
As demonstrated by the chart, Most African American’s
31% were killed by a firearm (50%). Hispanics come in behind
85%
African Americans in number of deaths from firearms
(31%). The total number of those that died from firearms
is 68%. The next most prominent M.O.’s are vehicles,
which make up a total of 9% of all M.O.s.
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This chart categorizes the DA’s ruling crime. 34% of
the rulings were homicides. 43% of the DA’s rulings
were murder. 13% were deemed accidents.
7
8
10
African American
Asian 5
Caucasian
Hispanic 23
4 1
Row Labels Count of DA's Ruling
Accident
Arson
7
5
13%
9%
18 Accident
Homicide 18 34% Arson
Murder 23 43%
Grand Total 53 Homicide
Murder
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Coroners Ruling of Victim’s Death
As demonstrated by the chart, African American’s account for 49% of
the total deaths in the L.A. Riot, with 41% of the African American
deaths resulting in a homicide ruling by the coroner. Hispanics
account for 28% of homicides from coroners ruling.
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20
15
10
5
0
Accident Homicide Accident Homicide Accident Homicide Homicide Homicide
African American Hispanic Caucasian Asian Middle Eastern
Total 4 22 2 15 1 6 2 1
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This chart categorizes the DA’s ruling by race. 56%
of the homicides are from African Americans.
12 African American Accident
Hispanics account for 33% of the homicides.
Caucasians account for 6% of homicides African American Arson
African American Homicide
10 African American Murder
Hispanic Accident
Hispanic Arson
8 Hispanic Homicide
Hispanic Murder
Caucasian Accident
6 Caucasian Arson
Caucasian Homicide
10 10
Caucasian Murder
4 8 Asian Homicide
Asian Murder
6
Middle Eastern Arson
2 4 4
2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0
Accident Arson Homicide Murder Accident Arson Homicide Murder Accident Arson Homicide Murder Homicide Murder Arson
Middle
AfricanAmerican
African Americans Hispanics
Hispanic Caucasian
Caucasian Asian
Asian
Eastern
Total 4 2 10 10 2 1 6 8 1 1 1 4 1 1 1
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How many of the cases are Opened or Closed
As seen in the chart, 31 cases, or 58% of the total cases, are closed.
22 cases, or 42% of the total cases, are still open.
Case Status
22
Closed
Open
31
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As seen in the chart, Thursday was the peak day for justified
and unknown cases. Thursday accounts for 45% of justified
killings and unknown suspects. Overall, Friday and Saturday
both have the most identified offenders, accounting for 67%
of total identified offenders. Wednesday and Thursday both
have the least identified offenders
Identified Wed
Number of Suspects Identified or UNK from each Day
Identified Thu
14 Identified Fri
12 12 Identified Sat
12
Justified Sun
10 Justified Wed
Justified Thu
8 7
Justified Fri
6 n/a Sun
n/a Wed
4 3 3 3
n/a Thu
2 2 2
2 n/a Fri
1 1 1 1 1 1 1
UNK Wed
0
UNK Thu
Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Wed Thu Fri Sun Wed Thu Fri Wed Thu Fri Sat
UNK Fri
Identified Justified n/a UNK
UNK Sat
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Who are the Suspects
Most of the killings during the L.A. Riots were justified homicides
by law enforcement and the National Guard. Not including the
unknown offenders (n/a), 62% of the killings were justified killings
made by law and military officials. 19% of the identified suspects
are African American.
2
62%
19%
2 1
2 4 1 9 Law Enforcment (LAPD)
Local Law Enforcment
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Row Labels Count of Law Enforcment and Race of Suspect
African American African American 4
Hispanic 1
32 Hispanic
Law Enforcment 2
Law Enforcment Law Enforcment (LAPD) 9
n/a n/a 32
National Guardsman 2
National Guardsman
Storekeeper 2
Storekeeper Unknown 1
Unknown Grand Total 53
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Mapping the L.A. Riots
The 53 deaths in the L.A. Riot took place over 13 different cities. However, 70% of the crimes took place in downtown L.A.
The following maps in the report are plotted with the locations of the crime. The maps are then layered with demographic date from
the 1990 census. Race and poverty layers were layered into Google Earth to analyze the locations of the deaths in correlation with
patterns from the layers. The tolls used for analyzing the geo data are Google Earth, Geocommons and Social Explorer. The legends
for all the maps are below. The circles are the location of the crime. The color of the circle dictates what day the crime happened.
Legend for Demographics Map
Circles on map
Wednesday
Thursday Tools Used
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
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Crime Broken Down by City
The graph below breaks down the crimes by what city they occurred in. 70% of the crimes occurred in Los Angeles, while 8%
occurred in Compton.
1 1 1 Altadena
1
1
4 2
Compton
1 East Hollywood
1
Hawthorne
1
1 Huntigton Park
1
Ladera Heights
Lennox
Long Beach
Los Angeles
37 Mission Hills
Pasadena
Pomona
West Los Angeles
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Circles on map
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
This map from Google Earth shows all the crimes that occurred and what day they took place.
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Circles on map
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Map: African American Population Layer vs. African American Deaths
The circles on this map are only those that are African Americans. This layer shows African American population
density in the city of Los Angeles in 1990. As the map demonstrates, almost all African Americans died in their own
demographic area.
Analytical Finding: Most all African Americans died within their own demographic area.
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Circles on map
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Map: Hispanic Population Layer vs. African American Deaths
The circles on this map are only those that are African Americans. However, this layer shows African American
deaths that occurred in close proximity with a heavy Hispanic population
Analytical Finding: The close proximity within the African American population and the Hispanic population
may have led to the high casualty rate between both races.
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Circles on map
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Map: Hispanic Population Layer vs. Hispanic Deaths
The circles on this map are only those that are Hispanics. This layer shows Hispanic population density in the city of Los Angeles in
1990. However, the Hispanic deaths did not occur in their predominant demographic area.
Analytical Finding: Most of the Hispanic deaths were not a result from violence in the Hispanic neighborhood. Most Hispanics
were dying in the predominantly African American demographic areas, or the border between the African American and
Hispanic populations. Hispanics deaths are due to violence stemming from the African American demographic areas.
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African American Layer
Circles on map
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Two Caucasian victims as Saturday
seen over the African
American layer
Sunday
Map: Caucasian Population Layer vs. Caucasian Deaths
The circles on this map are only those that are Caucasian. This layer shows Caucasian population density in the city of Los Angeles in
1990. Two of the Caucasian deaths did not occur in predominantly Caucasian demographic areas.
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Circles on map
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Map: Poverty Population Layer vs. All Deaths
The circles on this map are all deaths during the L.A. Riot. This map demonstrates that most of the deaths occurred in
impoverished areas.
Analytical Finding: Those that live in the lower demographic areas/ lower class were more likely to riot then the more
wealthy.
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Mapping the L.A. Riots with Geocommons
Geocommons is a mapping tool that can visualize data from an excel spreadsheet. The locations of the 53 victims were
imported into geocommons to analyze the order in which the deaths occurred. There is no clear order or pattern in which the deaths
occurred. However, most of the deaths occurred in the downtown L.A. region.
Type in the link below to view the occurrence in which the 53 deaths occurred.
http://geocommons.com/maps/40681
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Theme Line Analysis of L.A. Riot Victims4
The following theme lines and event frames were automatically imported from an excel spreadsheet utilizing i2 Analyst
Notebook 8.5. On the top of the event frames there is a time bar. The black arrow on the time bar shows the date and time that the
incident in the event frame occurred. A blue arrow would indicate that two or more events occurred at that certain time. To read the
event frames in correct chronological order, follow the event frames across the page on to the next one, and then restart at the bottom
of the previous page.
1 2
Follow these steps to correctly
read the theme lines. You can
also follow the time bar as a
guide to know where in you in
the dataset.
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How to read an Event Frame
Time Bar
Victims Name
Victims Name Location of
Victims Body
Date and time of
crime/body discovered
M.O.
Race
Age
Legend
Hispanics
Indian Caucasian
African
Americans
Asian
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Wed
Thur
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Heat Analysis of L.A. Riot Victims
The heat matrix is a new feature in i2 Analyst Notebook 8.5 that allows the analysts to visually depict data on a spreadsheet. In
addition, the analyst can play their link chart like a movie to analyze patterns in a certain sequence of events. The heat matrix charts
provided in this report analyze race, MOS, age, hour and day of the week. The x-axis on all of the heat matrix charts in this report
contain only date and time. The y-axis is the only data set that changes from chart to chart. Note: All of the bar graphs in the charts
are in two hour intervals.
X-axis
Y-axis
Legend
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Heat Matrix Analysis: L.A. Riot broken down into 2-hour intervals
This heat matrix chart analyzes the most violent hours over a five day span of the L.A. Riot. As demonstrated by this chart,
the three most violent hours of the L.A. Riot are listed as follows. Note: the three red bars in the bar graph are the violent hours.
2000 – 2200 hours, Thursday 4/29/1992
0000 – 0200 hours, Thursday 4/30/1992
1800 – 2000 hours, Thursday 4/30/1992
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Heat Matrix Analysis: Day of the Week
This heat matrix demonstrates the same finding as the previous heat matrix chart. The three most violent hours of the
L.A. Riots were;
2000 – 2200 hours, Thursday 4/29/1992
0000 – 0200 hours, Thursday 4/30/1992
1800 – 2000 hours, Thursday 4/30/1992
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Heat Matrix Analysis: L.A. Riot broken down by race
This heat matrix demonstrates which races were killed during the entire span of the L.A. Riot. This chart visually
demonstrates that;
African Americans took the major onslaught of the riot in the very beginning, ranging from 0800 hours, Thursday 4/30/1992 –
0000 hours, Friday 5/1/1992
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Heat Matrix Analysis: Race Broken Down into Day of the Week
This heat matrix demonstrates the same information as the previous heat matrix. However, instead of the data being
filtered by two hour intervals, it is filtered by day. Again, this heat matrix visually demonstrates that African Americans took the
major onslaught of the riot on Thursday 4/30/1992.
Most African Americans, Hispanics and Caucasians died on Thursday 4/30/1992
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Heat Matrix Analysis: M.O. Broken Down in 2-Hour Intervals
This heat matrix demonstrates what M.O.’s were being used every two hours of the L.A. Riot. This heat matrix
demonstrates that most victims died by wounds received from firearms.
40% of GSW victims died between the hours of 1200 and 0000 on 4/30/1992 (a 12 hour period that is shown in the red graph)
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43
37
31
25
19
13
7
1
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Heat Matrix Analysis: MOS Broken Down by Day
This heat matrix demonstrates the majority of GSW occurred on Thursday 4/30/1992, with a small spike on Wednesday
4/29/1992.
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Heat Matrix Analysis: L.A Riot Broken Down by Age
This heat matrix visually depicts the different age groups that died in the L.A. Riots. The average age of those that died
is 31.6 years.
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Heat Matrix Analysis: L.A Riot Broken Down by Age
This heat matrix depicts how many crimes were committed in which two hour intervals during certain days.
The majority of the deaths in the L.A. Riot occurred between the hours of 1100 – 2300 Thursday 4/30/1992
Majority
of crime
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Microsoft Excel Worksheet
The Excel worksheet contains all the data that was used for this report. The headers used to categorize the dataset into
the Excel worksheet are listed below.
Target Time Spatial Miscellaneous
Death # Date Street Address Case Status
Suspect Identified/Justified
Last Name Time City
Homicides
Law Enforcment or Race of
First Name Day Zip Code
Suspect
Sex Day or Night Street Building, Vehicle, ect. Synopsis
Age
Race
Cause of Death
DA's Ruling
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1 MIRANDA Arturo Carlos Male 23 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide e | 51
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2 RIVERA Eias Garcia Male 43 Hispanic Brown Blunt ForceTrauma Blunt Object Homicide Murder
3 TAYLOR Dwight Male 43 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
4 BENAVIDEZ Franklin Antonio Male 27 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
5 MUSTAFA Nissar Daoud Male 20 Middle Eastern Dark Red Arson Fire Homicide Arson
6 VELA Eduardo Canedo Male 33 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
7 NETHERLY Anthony Lamarr Male 21 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
8 WILLIAMS Willie Bernard Male 29 African American Black Blunt ForceTrauma Blunt Object Accident Accident
9 WILLERS John Henry Male 37 Caucasian Tan GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
10 WILKINS Elbert Ondra Male 33 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
11 HARRIS Jimmie Male 38 African American Black Vehicle Vehicle Accident Accident
12 TAYLOR Anthony James Male 31 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
13 JACKSON Dennis Ray Sr. Male 38 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
14 PETTAWAY Juanita Rena Female 38 African American Black Vehicle Vehicle Homicide Homicide
15 CHANNELL Jerel Male 26 African American Black Vehicle Vehicle Homicide Homicide
16 MALLORY Darnell Levalle Male 18 African American Black Vehicle Vehicle Homicide Homicide
17 McCURRY Ira Frederick Male 45 Caucasian Tan GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
18 HARRISON Deandre Male 17 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
19 GIBSON Meeker Mardah Male 35 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
20 ROSS William Anthony Male 25 African American Black Arson Fire Homicide Arson
21 ANDREW Brian Edmund Male 30 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
22 EPSTEIN Howard A. Male 45 Caucasian Tan GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
23 LAM Thanh Male 25 Asian Yellow GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
24 GARCIA Salvador Perez Male 15 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
25 BETTAN Patrick Male 30 Caucasian Tan GSW Firearm Accident Accident
26 LOPEZ Frank Daniel Male 36 Hispanic Brown Blunt ForceTrauma Blunt Object Accident Accident
27 HAINES Matthew Ellis Male 32 Caucasian Tan GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
28 DAVIS Gregory Jr. Male 15 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
29 MORALES Adolpho Male 37 Hispanic Brown Stabbed Homicide Murder
30 CASTRO Hector Rivas Me
Male r c y h u r s t C o lHispanic I n s t i t u t e Brown
49 l eg e for I n t e l l i g e n c e GSW u d i e s
St Firearm Accident Accident
53. Death # Name (Last) Name (First) Sex Age Race Color (for i2 import) Cause of Death Weapon Coroners Rulling DA's Ruling
31 WATSON Louis Amari Male 18 African American Black GSW Firearm P a g e | 52
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32 John Doe No. 80 John Doe No. 80 Male 35 African American Black Arson Fire Homicide Arson
33 SOSA George Antonio Male 20 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
34 SOLORZANO Jose Very Male 25 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
35 TAYLOR James Lino Male 27 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
36 PINEDA Juan Antonio Male 20 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
37 LEE Edward Song Male 18 Asian Yellow GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
38 AGUILAR Cesar Augusto Male 19 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
39 NEAL Ernest Jr. Male 27 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
40 HORACE Paul Douglas Male 38 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
41 MARONIAN Lucie Rose Female 50 Hispanic Brown Knife Knife Homicide Homicide
42 RATINOFF Aaron Male 68 Caucasian Tan Unknown Unknown Homicide Homicide
43 OREBO Charles William Male 22 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
44 JACKSON Betty Female 59 African American Black Vehicle Vehicle Accident Accident
45 MILLER Alfred Male 32 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Homicide
46 EVANSHEN Kevin Andrew Male 24 Caucasian Tan Arson Fire Homicide Arson
47 ALVAREZ Wilson Male 40 Hispanic Brown Blunt ForceTrauma Blunt Object Homicide Murder
48 BENSON Carol Ann Female 43 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
49 ESPINOSA Juana Female 65 Hispanic Brown GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
50 WARD Fredrick Male 20 African American Black GSW Firearm Homicide Murder
51 SALGADO Juan Veron Roberto Male 20 Hispanic Brown Arson Fire Homicide Arson
52 MARTIN Howard Eugene Male 22 African American Black GSW Firearm Accident Accident
53 RIVAS Victor Rodrigo Male
Me r c y h u r s t C o lHispanic I n s t i t u t e Brownr
31 l eg e fo I n t e l l i g e n c e GSW u d i e s
St Firearm Homicide Homicide
54. Death # Street Address City Zip Code Street, Building, Vehicle, ect. Date Time Day Day/Night (Night=19:30-06:30)
1 12017 S. Central Avenue Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/29/1992 19:30 Wed P a g e |Night
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2 10778 Vanowen Street Los Angeles 90040 Apartment 4/29/1992 20:00 Wed Night
3 410 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/29/1992 20:15 Wed Night
4 4404 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Gas Station 4/29/1992 20:35 Wed Night
5 1601 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Store 4/29/1992 20:45 Wed Night
6 5011 West Slauson Ave. Ladera Heights 90056 Street 4/29/1992 21:00 Wed Night
7 7833 S. San Pedro Street Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/29/1992 22:00 Wed Night
8 4817 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/29/1992 21:30 Wed Night
9 10000 North Sepulveda Blvd. Mission Hills 91345 Street 4/29/1992 22:00 Wed Night
10 9281 s. Western Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/29/1992 22:30 Wed Night
11 5807 S. Avalon Blvd. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/29/1992 23:00 Wed Night
12 11300 Alvaro Street Los Angeles 90040 Apartment 4/30/1992 0:15 Thu Night
13 11300 Alvaro Street Los Angeles 90040 Apartment 4/30/1992 0:15 Thu Night
14 Intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and Seward Street Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 0:40 Thu Night
15 Intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and Seward Street Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 0:40 Thu Night
16 Intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and Seward Street Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 0:40 Thu Night
17 Intersection of 102nd street and Avalon Blvd. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 1:00 Thu Night
18 11401 S. Central Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 2:30 Thu Night
19 1040 E. Holt Ave. Pomona 91766 Gas Station 4/30/1992 4:30 Thu Night
20 2882 Ninth Street Los Angeles 90040 Store 4/30/1992 8:00 Thu Day
21 1116 N. Chester Ave. Compton 90221 Store 4/30/1992 12:30 Thu Day
22 Intersection of Slauson Ave. and Seventh Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 14:30 Thu Day
23 Alondra Blvd., east of Willowbrook Ave. Compton 90221 Street 4/30/1992 15:15 Thu Day
24 10701 S. Burin Ave. Lennox 90304 Street 4/30/1992 16:20 Thu Day
25 2740 W. Olympic Blvd. Los Angeles 90040 Store 4/30/1992 16:45 Thu Day
26 105 E. 16TH Street Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 17:30 Thu Day
27 1908 Lemon Street Long Beach 90805 Street 4/30/1992 18:35 Thu Day
28 4381 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 19:00 Thu Day
29 2000 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 19:15 Thu Day
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30 Intersection of Vermont and Leeward Ave. East Hollywood 90029 Street 4/30/1992 19:30 Thu Night
55. Death # Street Address City Zip Code Street, Building, Vehicle, ect. Date Time Day Day/Night (Night=19:30-06:30)
31 4409 S. Normandie Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 19:45 Thu P a g e |Night
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32 5801 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Store 4/30/1992 19:30 Thu Night
33 2688 Florence Ave. Huntigton Park 90255 Store 4/30/1992 20:00 Thu Night
34 Intersection of Santa Monica Blvd. and Vermont Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Store 4/30/1992 20:15 Thu Night
35 5209 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles 90040 store 4/30/1992 20:47 Thu Night
36 4001 Santa Monica Blvd. East Hollywood 90029 Street 4/30/1992 21:45 Thu Night
37 Corner of 3rd Street and Hobart Blvd. Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 21:50 Thu Night
38 2009 W. Sixth Street Los Angeles 90040 Store 4/30/1992 23:00 Thu Night
39 Intersection of Western Ave. and 92nd Street Los Angeles 90040 Street 4/30/1992 23:30 Thu Night
40 1439 W. Walnut Street Compton 90221 Street 5/1/1992 12:00 Fri Night
41 1808 East New York Drive Altadena 91001 house 5/1/1992 14:00 Fri Night
42 11690 W. Gateway Blvd. West Los Angeles 90025 Store 5/1/1992 16:30 Fri Night
43 Florence Ave., near Harbor Freeway overpass Los Angeles 90040 Street 5/1/1992 18:00 Fri Night
44 Intersection of 51st and Main street Los Angeles 90040 Street 5/1/1992 19:30 Fri Night
45 5400 block of South Van Ness Ave. Los Angeles 90040 Street 5/1/1992 19:30 Fri Night
46 11849 Braddock Drive Los Angeles 90040 Store 5/1/1992 23:30 Fri Night
47 3100 Rosecrans Ave. Hawthorne 90250 store 5/2/1992 Unknown Sat Unknown
48 Harbor Freeway at Adams off ramp Los Angeles 90040 Street 5/2/1992 Unknown Sat Unknown
49 7600 Compton Ave. Compton 90221 Street 5/2/1992 12:20 Sat Day
50 11900 Cometa Street Los Angeles 90040 house 5/2/1992 22:45 Sat Night
51 3115 S. Main St. Los Angeles 90040 Store 5/2/1992 Unknown Sat Night
52 1279 N. Los Robles Ave. Pasadena 91104 Apartment 5/3/1992 0:40 Sun Night
53 Pico Boulevard and New Hampshire Ave. M e r c y h u r Angeles o l l e g e I n s t i t u t e f o r
Los s t C 90040 I n t e l Streete n c e S t u d i 5/3/1992
lig es 19:40 Sun Night
56. Death # Case Status (Closed/Open) Suspect Law Enforcment and Race of Suspect Synopsis
Car pulled up anda g e | 55
P someone fired one
Open
1 UNK n/a shot, hitting Miranda in the chest
Rivera was struck in the head, suffering a
2 Closed Identified African American
broken skull
Someone drove by and shot him in the
3 Open UNK n/a
neck
4 Closed Justified Law Enforcment (LAPD) Shot twice in the chest by LAPD
5 Open UNK n/a Found in the ruble after an arson
6 Open UNK n/a Received a gunshot wound to the chest
7 Open UNK n/a Netherly had been shot in the left eye
Fell out of the back of his brother's truck
8 Closed n/a n/a
and suffered severe head injuries
Passersby gunned him down, the fatal
9 Open UNK n/a
shot piercing his heart
A bullet from a passing car hit Wilkins,
10 Open UNK n/a
ripping into his aorta
his car collided with another one at
11 Closed n/a n/a
Avalon Boulevard
Taylor was hit in the head in a Shootout
12 Closed Justified Law Enforcment (LAPD)
with LAPD
Jackson was hit in the back in a Shootout
13 Closed Justified Law Enforcment (LAPD)
with LAPD
Lost control during a police chase and
14 Closed Justified Law Enforcment (LAPD)
slammed into a fire hydrant and brick wall
Lost control during a police chase and
15 Closed Justified Law Enforcment (LAPD)
slammed into a fire hydrant and brick wall
Lost control during a police chase and
16 Closed Justified Law Enforcment (LAPD)
slammed into a fire hydrant and brick wall
Found dead on the street, shot through
the right eye as he pleaded with looters
17 Open UNK n/a
not to burn down a store next to his
house
Found with a bullet wound in his chest.
18 Closed Justified
Mer cyhur st C oll eg e Insti tute for I n t Lawl Enforcment (LAPD)e s
el ig ence Studi Detectives speculated Harrison might
have been a sniper shot by police
57. Death # Case Status (Closed/Open) Suspect Law Enforcment and Race of Suspect Synopsis
Took a shotgun blast to e | chest at a gas
P a g the 56
19 Open UNK n/a
station pay phone
Curled up under a metal desk in the office
20 Open UNK n/a
in a burning building in Koreatown
Officer fired at point-blank range, hitting
21 Closed Justified Law Enforcment
Andrew in the face
Someone in another vehicle fired at
22 Open UNK n/a Epstein's vehicle. The shot hit Epstein in
the left temple
African American yelled a racial slur and
23 Open UNK n/a
opened fire, hitting Lam four times
The 15-year-old Mexican-American was
24 Closed Justified Law Enforcment shot in the chest during a shooting with
Law Enforcment officials
LAPD investigators determined Bettan
25 Closed n/a n/a had been accidentally shot by one of his
employers
Lopez was found face down on the street.
26 Closed n/a n/a
He had been hit by a car
Seven attackers pulled Haines of a
27 Closed Identified African American
motorcycle, robbed and shot him
Was shot in the forehead as he walked on
28 Open UNK n/a
the street
29
Morales, 37, Mexican-American was
Open UNK n/a
stabbed to death
Castro was shot in the back as he walked
30 Closed Justified National Guardsman in East Hollywood. The bullet broke his
spine and punctured his heart
31 Watson was struck in the head when he
Open UNK n/a
was on the street
32 Died in a fire at Pep Boys. The body was
Open UNK n/a
discovered two days later
33 An unidentified gunman shot Sosa as he
Open UNK n/a
allegedly looted a store
34 A shopkeeper defending his property
Closed Justified Storekeeper
shot Solorzano
35 Mer cyhur st C oll eg e Insti tute for Intellig ence Studi es A storekeeper may have shot and killed
Closed Justified Storekeeper
James Taylor