Julio Munoz Killed in Compton Hit-and-Run on Alameda Street
Julio Munoz, 39: a Compton man struck before dawn by a driver who never stopped COMPTON, CALIFORNIA (September 2, 2026): A pedestrian was struck and killed on Alameda Street near Pine Street at about 4:50 a.m. Wednesday, and the driver fled without stopping, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department as reported by MyNewsLA.
Read MoreEdgar Chavez Killed in Big Bear Lake Work Zone Hit-and-Run
Edgar Chavez: road construction worker struck inside a closed lane on State Route 38 by a driver who did not stop BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA (August 31, 2026): A 43-year-old road construction worker was struck and killed inside a closed work zone on eastbound State Route 38, also known as Big Bear Boulevard, east of
Read MoreJose Carlos Hernandez Killed in San Fernando Police Shooting
Jose Carlos Hernandez: Officers fired on a 35-year-old holding a shovel behind Library Plaza SAN FERNANDO, CALIFORNIA (August 31, 2026): Jose Carlos Hernandez, 35, died late Monday night after San Fernando Police Department officers shot him in an alley behind Library Plaza near Third Street and North Maclay Avenue, police said. Police said officers responded
Read MoreThree Taft Men Killed in Copus Road Head-On Crash Near Bakersfield
Jacobo Yesca Paz, Raul Velasco Torres and Pablo Galindo Quiahua: three men from Taft died before dawn on a two-lane Kern County road KERN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA (August 28, 2026): Three men were killed and four other people injured in a head-on collision on Copus Road west of Old River Road in unincorporated Kern County at
Read MoreJarlath Parkinson Killed in Zamora Big Rig Rollover on Interstate 5
Jarlath Parkinson: concert tour equipment driver died when his Volvo semi overturned on southbound I-5 south of County Road 95 ZAMORA, CALIFORNIA (August 27, 2026): A 66-year-old truck driver hauling equipment for the J. Cole concert tour died shortly after 6 a.m. on Thursday, August 27, when his big rig overturned on southbound Interstate 5
Read MoreAri Green Killed in San Jose Work Zone Crash on Hillsdale Avenue
Ari Green: City of San Jose streetlight electrician fell from a bucket truck after a box truck struck it at Narvaez Avenue SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA (August 25, 2026): A 50-year-old City of San Jose Department of Transportation electrician died after a box truck collided with the city bucket truck he was working from at Hillsdale
Read MoreErik Simon Sanders Killed in San Diego Police Shooting After SWAT Standoff
Erik Simon Sanders: Three SWAT officers fired on Nipoma Street in Point Loma after a five-hour standoff SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (August 25, 2026): Erik Simon Sanders, 24, of Alpine, died Tuesday night after three San Diego Police Department SWAT officers shot him outside a home in the 2700 block of Nipoma Street in the Point
Read MoreMichael Rodriguez Killed in Santa Monica Police Shooting at Palisades Park
Michael Rodriguez: A single shot on Ocean Avenue after police say he approached officers with a knife SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA (August 22, 2026): Michael Rodriguez, 44, died Saturday afternoon after a Santa Monica Police Department officer shot him in the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue at Palisades Park near Broadway, according to the Santa Monica
Read MoreCruz Saldana Munoz Killed in Los Feliz 5 Freeway Crash
Cruz Saldana Munoz, 36: a Saturday morning collision at the Los Feliz Boulevard off-ramp left one man dead and another badly hurt LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (August 15, 2026): One man was killed and a second person was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on the northbound Golden State Freeway, Interstate 5, at the Los Feliz
Read More34-Year-Old Dies in San Diego Central Jail One Day After Arrest
Unresponsive in his cell: A man arrested on drug charges died at the downtown jail the next night SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (August 14, 2026): A 34-year-old man who had been booked into the San Diego Central Jail in downtown San Diego one day earlier died Friday night after being found unresponsive in his cell, according
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