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Verdugo Road.

The attack last night doesn't appear to be gang related so far, and the area is neutral turf, LAPD Lt. David Kowalski told the Weekly. The notorious and deadly Avenues Gang ruled Drew Street a few blocks to the north, but Kowalski said reports of an insurgency by rival sets are exaggerated, he said.

The shooting happened ...

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But really, what better title for the true tale of low-level porn actor Stephen Hill -- a "mope," in industry parlance -- who attacked his coworkers with a Japanese sword, then held the LAPD at bay for nearly eight hours by brandishing the same sword and threatening to kill himself? When the police finally moved in with tasers and bean-bags, Hill threw himself off the edge of a cliff, tumbling more than 30 feet to his death.

Hill's violent rampage left a studio manager wounded and a fellow mope -- Chinese-born Herbert Wong, aka Tom Dong -- dead.

Jerry Schneiderman

"You can never stop a government public works project entirely," Schneiderman told me last summer for the L.A. Weekly cover story "Beverly Hills Versus the Westside Subway." But "you can starve it."

Schneiderman died in December 2011, but years earlier, in 1979, his business partner had been murdered by a hit man. Schneiderman was never the same, and was always on the lookout for his own safety. Los Angeles journalist Chip Jacobs has written a gripping book about Schneiderman's story -- The Ascension of Jerry -- which took years to research and write. Jacobs and I recently talked about Schneiderman, who struck up a friendly working relationship with me back in the late 1990s...

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The street where David Valle was killed

Valle was walking along the residential street on the western edge of Panorama City when he was shot at 8:30 p.m., said Ed Winters of the coroner's office.

Paramedics arrived shortly after and the victim was driven to a Mission Hills hospital.

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Narda Huerta

Huerta's boyfriend was visiting her home, when the two got into an argument that ended with the suspect allegedly stabbing her in the neck.

According to LAPD officials, Huerta's two sons pinned the suspect to the ground. When police arrived, a larger group of men were holding down the man.

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Tony Argon

Around 8:30 p.m., Argon starting yelling with the suspect and at one point brought out a knife. That is when the shooter pulled out a gun and fired it upon Argon multiple times, said Ed Winter of the coroner's office.

The victim was taken to County-USC Medical center and died at 9:30 p.m., an hour after the initial altercation.

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The street where Bobby Jones was killed

Jones was then shot in the chest, according to coroner's records.

The Los Angeles Times reported that he was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds around 4:30 p.m.

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Roger Christopher Williams

The Los Angeles Times reported that Williams then placed the gun on the roof of his car, which allowed the officer in the passenger seat of the station car to grab a rifle.

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Christina Salazar

According to an anonymous cousin's email obtained by Simone Wilson of the Weekly, Salazar stumbled over to the driveway of the cousin's apartment after being shot on the corner of Maple Avenue and East Adams Boulevard. Paramedics stationed at a convalescent home across the street saw that Salazar was hurt and rushed over to try to resuscitate her.

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Rodrick Brumfield

After police officers discovered the body, Brumfield was pronounced dead at the scene. Coroner's records show that he was shot in the chest and in the face.

Witnesses described two or more black male assailants running from the scene.

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Kevin Hirtle

The alleged stabber, 23-year-old white man Billy Young, got into a fight with Hirtle around 6:10 p.m. He then knifed the victim eight or nine times and fled the scene, according to the LAPD.

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Roberto Herrera

He shot Herrera multiple times, including a shot to the head, according to the LAPD. Huynh then dropped the gun in the classroom, walked outside and smoked a cigarette in the 1300 block of South Hill Street.

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The corner where Roberto Sanchez was killed

LAPD said that Sanchez and two other teenage boys were standing on the corner when several men drove up and exited a car.

One or more of the men opened fire on the group of teens. The Los Angeles Times reported that witnesses then saw the victim drop to the concrete.

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Puddle of blood remained days after Saray Rivas' murder

No one at the apartment complex in the 1300 block of 3rd Avenue called the cops after they heard gunshots. Saray Rivas, a 15-year-old Latina girl, lay in a puddle of blood for 12 hours until the renter of the apartment, Maria Elena, returned home on February 21. Upon discovering the body, Elena walked to a local police station and informed the authorities.

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Avery "Ton Ton" Dean

A group of friends, including 22-year-old Avery Dean, piled into a car on the 11400 block of South Vermont Avenue in the early morning of February 20. Dean, known affectionately by his friends as "Ton Ton," was in the driver's seat.

At 1:18 a.m. bullets flew into the car, according to LAPD officials. Coroner's reports show that Dean was shot in the head. His friends moved him to the back seat and started to drive around looking for a hospital.