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RIOT AFTERMATH: GETTING BACK TO BUSINESS : The List of Fatalities

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Here is a chronology of the 58 killings that the coroner’s office has tentatively linked to the rioting.

WEDNESDAY

* 8:15 p.m.: Louis Watson, 18, of West 43rd Place, was fatally wounded by a gunshot blast 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.

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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.

* 9:26 p.m.: Edward Travens, a 15-year-old white, 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 his death was related to the interracial unrest.

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

* 11:12 p.m. An unidentified 29-year-old black man died at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital from injuries suffered in falling from the rear of a truck.

* 11:15 p.m.: Elbert Wilkins, 33, a black man, died at Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center after he was shot in the back at 92nd Street and Western Avenue.

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

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

THURSDAY

* Just after midnight: Darnell Malory, 18, Jerel Channel, 25, and Juanita Pettaway, 38, died in a wreck at Santa Monica Boulevard and Seward Street in Hollywood. Their car was being chased by Beverly Hills police.

* About the same time: Anthony Taylor, 31, died of gunshot wounds to the head and neck at 1136 E. Century Blvd.

* 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 as he tried to stop looters from burning a liquor store next to his house.

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

* 12:30 p.m.: An unidentified black man died of gunshot wounds at 614 S. Locust Ave. in Compton. Police officials said they did not believe the shooting was riot-related, however.

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* 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 man was fatally shot in an officer-involved incident at Rosecrans and Chester avenues.

* 3:40 p.m.: Thamb Lam was found shot to death at Willowbrook Avenue and Alondra Boulevard.

* 5 p.m.: 15-year-old Mark Garcia was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies at 107th and Burin streets in the Lennox area after he allegedly looted a jewelry store and fired on officers. A second male was wounded and escaped.

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

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* 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 man was gunned down at 3rd Street and Vermont Avenue.

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

* About 8 p.m.: LAPD officers shot and killed a Latino man 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 Latino man was stabbed to death at 2034 W. Pico Blvd.

* 8:36 p.m.: Gregory Davis, a 15-year-old black, died at County-USC Medical Center of gunshot wounds received Wednesday night as he stood on his lawn near Vermont Avenue and 43rd Street.

* 9:37 p.m.: Eduardo Vela, a 34-year-old Latino from the Bakersfield area, died of gunshot wounds suffered at 5142 W. Slauson Ave. He had driven to Los Angeles with a friend on personal business. Trapped in the riot area, the friend left the car to call his boss and tell him the two could not make it back for work. When the friend returned, Vela was dead.

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

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

* 11:18 p.m.: Juan Tineda a 19-year-old Latino, was shot to death at 4028 Santa Monica Blvd.

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 Evanshen, 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 man of undetermined age was found burned to death at 3526 Winslow Drive. Arson was suspected.

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

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

* Time unknown: George A. Sosa was dead on arrival at County-USC Medical Center from a gunshot wound.

* Time unknown: A body was found in the charred remains of a building at 2882 W. 9th St.

* Around dusk: An LAPD officer driving to work near Florence Boulevard and the Harbor Freeway was ambushed by three men. He returned fire and was joined by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. Charles W. Orebo, 22, was killed.

* Early evening: Aaron Ratinoff, 68, 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 the looting.

* 8:19 p.m.: A 32-year-old black man died from 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.

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* 11 a.m. Juana Espindsa, 65, was shot while walking at 7608 S. Compton Ave. in Florence. She died shortly after midnight.

* Time unknown: Susan Morgan, 24, died of gunshot wounds at Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital. She was shot at 2137 East 115th St.

SUNDAY

* Just after midnight: A 22-year-old black man, Howard Eugene Martin, was killed in Pasadena in a reported shootout between alleged gang members and police.

* 2:12 a.m.: Hugo Ramires, 23, was found face down in the street, with a gunshot wound to the head, at 12732 Bess St. in Baldwin Park.

* Time unknown: A dead person, sex and age unknown, was found near the San Diego Freeway off-ramp to San Fernando Mission Road.

* Time unknown: An 89-year-old woman who suffered heart trouble at her home at 1649 W. 60th Street during the rioting Thursday was taken to Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, where she died.

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* 10:05 p.m.: A Latino in his early 30s died at California Hospital Medical Center after he was shot by three National Guardsmen at 7:50 p.m. at Pico and Vermont. Police said he ran a barricade and then drove toward the Guardsmen.

MONDAY

* Time unknown: A man, age unknown, died of a gunshot wound at 10621 N. Sepulveda Blvd.

* Time unknown: A man, age unknown, was assaulted and killed, location unknown.

* Time unknown: A man, age unknown, was assaulted and killed at 960 N. Main St.

* Time unknown: A man, age unknown, died of gunshot wounds, location unknown.

* Time unknown: Paul D. Horace, 38, died of gunshot wounds in the 1400 block of East Walnut Avenue.

* Time unknown: Betty Jackson, 56, died as the result of a traffic accident at 1716 W. 59th Place.

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