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The List of Fatalities

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Here is a list of the killings that have been tentatively linked by the coroner’s office to riots that followed the not guilty verdicts in the trial of officers accused in the

a beating of Rodney G. King. As the violence spread and the number of dead climbed, details about the victims became increasingly sparse. WEDNESDAY

8:15 p.m.: Louis Watson, 18, of West 43rd Place was fatally wounded by a gunshot at Vernon and Vermont avenues.

Moments later: Dwight Taylor, a 42-year-old black man, was fatally injured at 446 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

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9 p.m.: Arturo Miranda, 20, of West 120th Street was fatally shot in his car at 120th Street and Central Avenue.

10:40 p.m.: Anthony Netherly, 21, a black man, was fatally shot at 78th and San Pedro streets.

11:15 p.m.: Elbert Wilkins, 33, a black man, shot at 92nd Street and Western Avenue.

Later: A 15-year-old white male was killed in a drive-by shooting in the San Fernando Valley community of Mission Hills. Coroner’s officials said they had reason to believe it was linked to racial unrest.

Shortly after 11 p.m.: Two men were fatally shot in a gun battle with LAPD officers at the Nickerson Gardens housing project. One of the men was identified as Dennis Jackson, 38, above, of Alvaro Street in Los Angeles.

Just after midnight: Two men and a woman being chased in a car by Beverly Hills police died in a traffic crash at Santa Monica Boulevard and Seward Street in Hollywood. THURSDAY

12:10 a.m.: Ira McCurry, 45, a white man, was fatally shot at 102nd Street and Avalon Boulevard.

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Later: A 34-year-old Latino male was found dead on West Slauson Avenue. No other details were available.

Still later: Another male of unknown race and age was listed as dead at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital of riot-related injuries, according to coroner’s officials.

About 2 p.m.: Compton police reported that a male was fatally shot in an officer-involved incident.

Sometime in the afternoon: A man was shot on a street corner in the Hollenbeck district on the Eastside.

At 5 pm: A 15-year-old black was shot and killed by Sheriff’s Deputies at 107th and Buren streets in Hawthorne after allegedly looting a jewelry store and firing at officers. A second man was wounded and escaped.

About 6:30 p.m.: Two men were pulled off a motorcycle at 19th and Lemon streets in Long Beach by a mob and were robbed. The driver of the motorcycle was shot in the head and died at the scene.

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Time unknown: A man was found shot to death at Willbrook Avenue and Alondra Boulevard.

Time unknown: A pedestrian was hit and killed in a traffic accident at 16th Street and Central Avenue.

Time unknown: A security guard was shot to death at 740 W. Olympic Blvd.

Time unknown: A 49-year-old Latino male was gunned down at 3rd Street and Vermont Avenue.

Time unknown: A white male was dead on arrival at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center. The location, time and cause of his death were uncertain.

Time unknown: A man was shot to death at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Rhea Street.

Time unknown: A man was shot to death at 10720 Buren St.

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