A CITY IN CRISIS : The List of Fatalities

Here is a list of the 45 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 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 to the head at a bus stop at Vernon and Vermont avenues.

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

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

* 9:26 p.m.: Edward Travens, a 15-year-old white youth, was killed in a drive-by shooting at San Fernando Road and Workman Street in the San Fernando Valley community of Mission Hills. Coroner’s officials said they had reason to believe it was linked to racial unrest.

* 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, died at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center after being shot in the back at 92nd Street and Western Avenue.

* 11:45 p.m.: Ernest Neal Jr. 27, a black man, died after being shot in the head in the same incident at 92nd Street and Western Avenue.

* 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, of Alvarado Boulevard in Los Angeles.

THURSDAY

* Just after midnight: Darnell Malory, 18, Jerel Channel, 25, and a 38-year-old woman died in a car wreck at Santa Monica Boulevard and Seward Street in Hollywood while being chased by Beverly Hills police.

* 12:10 a.m.: Ira McCurry, 45, a white man, was fatally shot at 102nd Street and Avalon Boulevard. McCurry was shot in the head when he tried to stop looters from burning the liquor store next to his house.

* 12:30 a.m.: Deandre Harrison, a 17-year-old black youth, was shot at 114th Street and Slauson Avenue and later died at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center.

* 12:30 p.m.: An unidentified black man died of gunshot wounds at Rosecrans and Chester avenues in Compton.

* 1:30 p.m.: After flying to Los Angeles to inspect his machine shop, Howard Epstein of Orinda, Calif., was shot to death near 7th and Slauson avenues and his car was ransacked by looters.

* 1:35 p.m. Jose L. Garcia Jr., 15, died of gunshot wounds at Fresno Street and Atlantic Avenue.

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

* 5 p.m.: A 15-year-old black male was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies at 107th and Burin streets in Hawthorne after allegedly looting a jewelry store and firing at officers. A second male was wounded and escaped.

* 5 p.m.: Patrick Bettan, 30, a white male, died of gunshot wounds suffered at 2740 W. Olympic Blvd.

* 5:06 p.m.: A Latino man was hit and killed in a traffic accident at 16th Street and Central Avenue.

* 5:32 p.m. A 49-year-old Latino male was gunned down at 3rd Street and Vermont Avenue.

* About 6:30 p.m.: Matthew Haines, 32, was pulled off his motorcycle at 19th and Lemon streets in Long Beach by a mob and fatally shot in the head. His nephew, a passenger, was wounded by a gunshot in the arm.

* 9:37 p.m.: Eduardo Vela, a 34-year-old Latino male, died of gunshot wounds suffered at 5142 W. Slauson Ave.

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

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

* About 8 p.m.: LAPD officers shot and killed a male Latino suspected of looting a Shell service station at Western and Vernon avenues and pointing a shotgun at police.

* 8:21 p.m.: A 32-year-old male Latino was stabbed to death at 2034 W. Pico Blvd.

* 8:36 p.m.: Gregory Davis, a 15-year-old black youth, died at County-USC Medical Center of gunshot wounds suffered Wednesday night while standing on his front lawn near Vernon Avenue and 43rd Street. Police investigators believe the bullet was shot randomly from blocks away.

* About 10 p.m.: LAPD officers shot and killed a male Latino suspected of looting at 6th and Westlake streets when he drew what turned out to be a toy gun.

* 10:30 p.m.: Edward Song Lee, 18, was shot in a confusing cross-fire of two rival groups and LAPD officers at 3rd and Hobart streets. It was unclear if Lee, identified by coroner’s officials as being of Korean descent, was shot by officers or civilians.

FRIDAY

* 12:52 a.m.: A 25-year-old Latino male died of gunshot wounds suffered at Vermont Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard.

* 1:10 a.m.: Kevin Evanahen, 24, died while trying to put out a fire at a check-cashing store at Braddock Drive and Inglewood Boulevard.

* 3:04 a.m.: A white male of undetermined age was found burned to death in a possible arson at 3526 Winslow Drive.

* 4:45 a.m.: Meeker Gibson, 35, a black male, was shot to death at Holt Street and Loranne Avenue in Pomona.

* Time unknown: A 19-year-old Latino man was shot to death at 4028 Santa Monica Blvd.

* Time unknown: A black male was shot to death at 614 S. Locust St. in Compton.

* Time unknown: A male Latino was brought dead on arrival to County-USC Medical Center with a gunshot wound. The location of the shooting was not known.

* Time unknown: A body was found in the charred remains of a building at 2882 W. 9th St. The age, sex and race of the victim were not immediately determined.

* 1:58 p.m.: Lucie Maronian, 51, a female Anglo, was stabbed to death on East New York Drive in Altadena. The coroner said sheriff’s investigators considered the case to be riot-related.

* Around dusk: Two LAPD officers patrolling near Florence Boulevard and the Harbor Freeway were ambushed by three snipers and returned fire, killing one male.

* Early evening: A 68-year-old white male was strangled at a looting scene at 11690 Gateway St. Coroner’s officials said the man might have been a store proprietor trying to stop looting.

* 8:19 p.m.: A 32-year-old black man died of a gunshot wound at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital.

SATURDAY

* 12:22 a.m.: A black woman, 43, was killed in a hit-and-run traffic accident near the Harbor Freeway and Slauson Avenue.

* About 1 p.m.: Firefighters found a burned body in the rubble of a Pep Boys auto parts store at Slauson and Vermont avenues. The area was the scene of heavy looting Thursday, and it was not immediately clear how the person died.