A man who was killed in a Jefferson Park shooting that left another man seriously wounded has been identified as 22-year-old Darnell Jackson. The February 7 shooting occurred near Cimarron Street and 23rd Street around 4 a.m.

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According to reports, the two men were standing on the sidewalk when two female suspects and two male suspects shot them in the head. Jackson died at a hospital about an hour later. The other man, whose name was withheld, was hospitalized in serious condition. Anyone with information about the Sunday morning shooting should contact LAPD's Southwest Division detectives at (213) 485-4341.

A 40-year-old gang intervention worker was shot and killed February 7 after he got into an argument with a tagger. Ronald L. Barron worked for Amer-I-Can, a gang-intervention program founded by Football hall of Fame member Jim Brown. He was known for his gang outreach work in the L.A. County jails.

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According to police reports, Barron was leaving the Cottage Bar in the 5000 block of West Pico Boulevard with his girlfriend when he confronted a tagger putting graffiti on a nearby wall around 9:50 pm on Sunday. The suspect became angry and took out a gun and shot Barron multiple times.

A teenager was shot to death in the 4100 block of Compton Avenue near the Ross Snyder Recreation Center February 7. The 1 p.m. shooting of 18-year-old Ruben Analoc was the fourth killing in South Los Angeles on Sunday.

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According to police reports, two male suspects approached Analoc and opened fire. He was hit in the head. Anyone with information about the shooting should contact LAPD Newton Division detectives at (323) 846-6556.

A 23-year-old man was fatally shot as he stood in front of a residence in the 4500 block of South 3rd Avenue February 7. The shooting, which occurred in the Hyde Park neighborhood, was the first of four killings in South Los Angeles over the weekend. Deshawn Sanders was transported to a nearby hospital where he died of his injuries.

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Police have no information about the suspect or whether the shooting was gang-related. Anyone with information should contact LAPD's Southwest Division detectives at (213) 485-4341.

A man was shot as he was standing in front of a residence in the 700 block of East 108th Street in Green Meadows January 30. The suspects fired several shots at 27-year-old Michael Kelly, striking him once in the chest.

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Kelly ran a little bit before he collapsed. He was taken to a local hospital where he died. Police believe the Saturday evening shooting was gang-related. "That area is known for gang activity," said LAPD homicide supervisor Sal La Barbera. According to the LA Times Homicide Report, there has been 40 homicides in the Green Meadows area since January 1, 2007. Anyone with information should contact LAPD's Southeast Division detectives at (213) 972-7813.

Police are searching for the gunman who shot and killed 19-year-old Lovell May III January 28. May was shot around 9:45 p.m. Thursday as he was walking away from his friend's home near 78th Street and Brighton Avenue.

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According to police reports, the suspect snuck up behind May and shot him several times in the torso. "It sounds like the suspect was lying in wait," said LAPD detective Chris Barling. Barling said the shooting appeared to be gang-related. May was taken to a nearby hospital where he died 30 minutes later.

Anyone with information about the fatal shooting should contact LAPD's 77th Division detectives at (213) 485-4175.

Eddy Hernandez was gunned down as he was walking home January 26. According to police reports, Hernandez, who is deaf, appears to have been a victim of a robbery.
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Police say Hernandez, 30, was walking home after attending school at LA Trade Tech when he was approached by suspects in a vehicle and shot around 8:30 pm near 37th Street and Main. His friends, who were on their way to pick him up, found his lifeless body on the street. Anyone with information about the shooting should contact LAPD's Newton Division detectives at (323) 846-6556.

One man was killed and another wounded in a gang-related shooting in North Hollywood January 23. The double shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 11000 block of Califa Avenue.

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According to police reports, the victims were strolling through a rival gang neighborhood when they got ambushed. Louis Velazquez, 18, was transported to a local hospital where he died. The other victim fled but showed up later at the hospital. It is unclear what his condition is. Anyone with information about the shooting should call LAPD's North Hollywood Division detectives at (818) 623-4045.

A 28-year-old man was killed in an apparent gang-related shooting in South Los Angeles January 24. The fatal shooting occurred shortly after midnight on Sunday, in the 1600 block of West 60th Place. According to police reports, Dontae Cotton had just returned home and was walking from his parked vehicle toward his home when a vehicle stopped in the street.

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A gunman emerged, confronted Cotton and shot him several times. Cotton was hit and collapsed on the side of his residence. Paramedics rushed him to a local hospital where he died. The suspect was last seen driving westbound on 60th Place. There are no suspects and the vehicle description remains unknown. Anyone with information should contact LAPD's 77th Division detectives at (213) 485-1383.

Erik Joshua Hopkins, 20, was fatally shot in South Los Angeles. According to police reports, two male suspects approached Hopkins in the 10000 block of South Vermont Avenue and shot him in the upper body January 10. However, according to family members, Hopkins was gunned down on January 15.

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The grandson of a pastor and father of a newborn was transported to a local hospital where he died. Police believe the shooting was gang-related. However, Hopkins was not a gang member. Anyone with information about the shooting contact LAPD's Southeast Division detectives at (213) 972-7813.