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Joint task force solves South L.A. homicides

In July, the FBI joined forces with the LAPD's criminal gang homicide unit for a three-month operation called Save Our Streets. The goal was to clear a backlog of unsolved gang killings in LAPD's South Bureau. In all, the task force reported solving 32 homicides, resulting in 168 related arrests. Below is a list of cases reported by the coroner to The Times' Homicide Report.

Read: FBI and LAPD slash backlog of South L.A. gang homicide cases

-- Andrew Blankstein (Sept. 21, 2011)




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Name Age Date Neighborhood Cause
Socorro Fimbres 25 9/10/11 Wilmington Gunshot
Deshon Rasberry 19 8/27/11 Watts Gunshot
Richard Lewis 43 8/26/11 Broadway-Manchester Gunshot
Willie Thornton 59 8/12/11 Leimert Park Gunshot
Jim Flores 22 7/31/11 Chesterfield Square Gunshot
Juan Lopez Jr. 18 7/27/11 Downtown Gunshot
Gary Sanders Jr. 20 7/26/11 Broadway-Manchester Gunshot
Michael Schmid 35 7/16/11 San Pedro Stabbing
Ismael Villegas 21 6/22/11 Hyde Park Gunshot
Richard Thompson 22 5/20/11 Watts Gunshot
Walter Shephard 34 5/13/11 Vermont Vista Gunshot
Jesus Sanchez 22 4/21/11 Watts Gunshot
Harvey Dobbins 40 4/2/11 Watts Stabbing
Andrew Cherry 46 1/24/11 Vermont Square Gunshot
Taburi Watson 14 12/29/10 Gramercy Park Gunshot
Kashmier James 25 12/25/10 Manchester Square Gunshot
Mario Mendez 27 11/16/10 Watts Gunshot
Marlon Usher 30 6/12/10 Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw Gunshot
Jesus Peralta 29 2/20/10 Florence-Firestone Gunshot
Martha Cruz 18 8/1/09 Adams-Normandie Gunshot
Mauricio Reyes-Cruz 21 1/27/08 Wilmington Gunshot
Alfred McCulllin 21 1/13/08 Wilmington Gunshot
Britany Johnson 16 7/30/07 Vermont Knolls Gunshot

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