Deaths during the L.A. riots
More than 60 people lost their lives amid the looting and fires that ravaged the city over five days starting April 29, 1992. Ten were shot to death by law enforcement officials. An additional 44 people died in other homicides or incidents tied to the rioting. By year’s end, Los Angeles had 1,096 homicides, a record. 1992 remains L.A.'s deadliest year.
Riot-related homicide
Riot-related death
Officer-involved homicide
Other death
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| Cesar A. Aguilar | 18 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Westlake | 2009 W. 6th St. |
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| George Alvarez | 42 | Latino | May 1, 1992 | Chinatown | Main & College streets |
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| Wilson Alvarez | 40 | Latino | May 23, 1992 | Hawthorne | 3100 Rosecrans Ave. | Unsolved |
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| Brian E. Andrew | 30 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Compton | Rosecrans & Chester avenues |
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| Vivian Austin | 87 | Black | May 3, 1992 | Harvard Park | 1600 W. 60th St. |
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| Franklin Benavidez | 27 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Vermont Square | 4404 S. Western Ave. |
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| Carol Benson | 42 | Black | May 2, 1992 | South Park | Harbor Freeway near Slauson Avenue |
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| Patrick Bettan | 30 | White | Apr. 30, 1992 | Koreatown | 2740 W. Olympic Blvd. | Solved |
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| Hector Castro | 49 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Koreatown | Vermont & Leeward avenues | Unsolved |
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| Jerel L. Channell | 26 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Hollywood | Santa Monica Boulevard & Seward Street |
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| Gregory Davis Jr. | 15 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Vermont Square | Vermont Avenue & 43rd Street | Unsolved |
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| John Doe #80 | None | White | May 2, 1992 | Vermont-Slauson | 5800 block of South Vermont Avenue | Unsolved |
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| Harry Doller | 56 | White | May 1, 1992 | Silver Lake | 3500 block of Winslow Drive |
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| Kevin J. Edwards | 35 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Compton | 614 S. Locust Ave. |
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| Howard Epstein | 45 | White | Apr. 30, 1992 | Hyde Park | Slauson & 7th avenues | Unsolved |
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| Juana Espinosa | 65 | Latino | May 2, 1992 | Compton | 7608 S. Compton Ave. | Solved |
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| Kevin A. Evanahen | 24 | White | May 1, 1992 | Del Rey | Braddock Drive & Inglewood Boulevard | Unsolved |
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| Jose L. Garcia | 15 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Boyle Heights | 1005 S. Fresno St. |
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| Mark Garcia | 15 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Lennox | 10700 block of Burin Avenue |
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| Elias Garcia Rivera | 32 | Latino | Dec. 16, 1992 | Valley Glen | 12834 Vanowen St. | Solved |
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| Andreas Garnica | 36 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Pico-Union | 2034 W. Pico Blvd. |
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| Meeker Gibson | 35 | Black | May 1, 1992 | Pomona | Holt & Loranne avenues | Unsolved |
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| Matthew D. Haines | 32 | White | Apr. 30, 1992 | Long Beach | Lemon Avenue & Pacific Coast Highway | Solved |
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| Jimmie Harris | 38 | Black | Apr. 29, 1992 | South Park | Avalon Boulevard & Slauson Avenue |
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| DeAndre Harrison | 17 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Green Meadows | Central Avenue & 112th Street |
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| Paul D. Horace | 38 | Black | May 1, 1992 | Central-Alameda | 1439 E. Walnut | Solved |
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| Betty Jackson | 56 | Black | May 1, 1992 | South Park | Main & 51st streets |
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| Dennis Ray Jackson | 38 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Watts | 11322 Alvaro St. |
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| Tranh Lam | 25 | Asian | Apr. 30, 1992 | Compton | Willowbrook Avenue & Alondra Boulevard | Unsolved |
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| Edward Song Lee | 18 | Asian | Apr. 30, 1992 | Koreatown | Hobart Boulevard & 3rd Street | Solved |
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| Frank D. Lopez | 36 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Downtown | 16th Street & Central Avenue | Unsolved |
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| Darnell R. Mallory | 18 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Hollywood | Santa Monica Boulevard & Seward Street |
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| Lucie R. Maronian | 51 | White | May 1, 1992 | Altadena | 1800 block of East New York Drive | Solved |
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| Howard Eugene Martin | 22 | Black | May 3, 1992 | Pasadena | near North Los Robles Avenue & Claremont Street |
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| Ira F. McCurry | 45 | White | Apr. 30, 1992 | Green Meadows | Avalon Boulevard & 102nd Street | Unsolved |
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| Alfred V. Miller | 32 | Black | May 1, 1992 | Chesterfield Square | Florence Avenue & Cimarron Street | Solved |
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| Arturo C. Miranda | 23 | Latino | Apr. 29, 1992 | Green Meadows | 120th Street & Central Avenue | Unsolved |
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| Suzanne R. Morgan | 24 | Black | May 1, 1992 | Watts | 2137 E. 115th St. |
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| Nissar Mustafa | 20 | White | Aug. 12, 1992 | Harvard Heights | 1601 S. Western Ave. | Unsolved |
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| Ernest Neal Jr. | 27 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Gramercy Park | Western Avenue & 92nd Street | Unsolved |
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| Anthony Netherly | 21 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Florence | San Pedro & 78th streets | Unsolved |
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| Charles W. Orebo | 21 | Black | May 1, 1992 | Florence | Florence Avenue & Flower Street |
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| Juanita Pettaway | 37 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Hollywood | Santa Monica Boulevard & Seward Street |
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| Juan A. Pineda | 20 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Silver Lake | 4028 Santa Monica Blvd. | Solved |
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| Hugo G. Ramirez | 23 | Latino | May 3, 1992 | Baldwin Park | 12732 Bess St. |
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| Aaron Ratinoff | 68 | White | May 1, 1992 | Sawtelle | 11690 Gateway Blvd. | Solved |
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| Victor R. Rivas | 26 | Latino | May 3, 1992 | Pico-Union | Pico Boulevard & Vermont Avenue |
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| William Ross | 33 | White | May 1, 1992 | Koreatown | 2882 W. 9th St. | Unsolved |
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| Juan V. Salgado | 20 | Latino | May 20, 1992 | Historic South-Central | 3100 block of South Main Street | Unsolved |
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| Imad Sharaf | 31 | Black | May 3, 1992 | Mission Hills | San Diego Freeway & San Fernando Mission Boulevard |
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| Jose Solorzano | 25 | Latino | May 1, 1992 | East Hollywood | Vermont Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard | Solved |
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| George A. Sosa | 20 | Latino | Apr. 30, 1992 | Huntington Park | 2600 block of Florence Avenue | Unsolved |
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| Anthony J. Taylor | 31 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Watts | 11322 Alvaro St. |
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| Dwight Taylor | 42 | Black | Apr. 29, 1992 | Vermont Square | 4365 S. Vermont Ave. | Unsolved |
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| James L. Taylor | 26 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | East Hollywood | 5213 Sunset Blvd. | Solved |
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| Wallace Tope | 54 | White | Nov. 24, 1993 | Hollywood | 5510 W. Sunset Blvd. | Solved |
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| Edward Anthony Travens | 15 | White | Apr. 29, 1992 | San Fernando | San Fernando Road & San Fernando Mission Boulevard |
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| Eduardo C. Vela | 33 | Latino | Apr. 29, 1992 | Ladera Heights | 5100 block of West Slauson Avenue | Unsolved |
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| Fredrick Ward | 20 | Black | May 2, 1992 | Pacoima | 11932 Cometa Ave. | Unsolved |
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| Louis A. Watson | 18 | Black | Apr. 29, 1992 | Vermont Square | 4365 S. Vermont Ave. | Unsolved |
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| Elbert O. Wilkins | 33 | Black | Apr. 30, 1992 | Gramercy Park | Western Avenue & 92nd Street | Unsolved |
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| John H. Willers | 37 | White | Apr. 29, 1992 | Mission Hills | 10621 Sepulveda Blvd. | Unsolved |
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| Willie Bernard Williams | 29 | Black | Apr. 29, 1992 | Chesterfield Square | Gage & Western avenues |
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Sources: Times research, Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Credits: Sarah Ardalani, Thomas Suh Lauder, Maloy Moore, Ken Schwencke