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1 LOS ANCiEI.ES TIMES I A6 FRIDAY. MAY I. I'm KING CASE AFTERMATH: A CITY IN CRISIS 1 KlHKMcKOY Los Angeles Times Two people lie in the street after being shot, while a group of LAPD officers rushes in to protect them. The scene is 8th Street and Kingsley Drive on Thursday night. At Least 24 Killed in Riot-Related Violence, Coroner Says Rampage: Several die in encounters with police.

Some other fatalities result from civilian clashes. The List of Fatalities 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 oj officers accused in the 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. 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 Nickcrson 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. riot-related," but Molony, whose staff is investigating seven of the killings, concluded that "they're all riot-related." The rioting, he said, "created a climate out there.

If you wanted to take someone out, now's the time to doit." Most of the victims died of gunshot wounds, although one cause of death was preliminarily listed by coroner's officials as "multiple blunt force trauma to the head," and one as a pedestrian hit by a car. Some of the victims appeared to have been randomly attacked. Arturo Miranda, 20, of Los Angeles, was driving home from soccer practice with his family when a bullet tore through the vehicle and hit him in the head. His family raced to Memorial Hospital in Gardena, where he was pronounced dead. Louis Watson, 18, was fatally wounded at Vernon and Vermont avenues about 8:15 p.m.

Wednesday, under circumstances that could not immediately be determined by police or coroner's officials. Dennis Jackson, 38, of Los Angeles, was one of two men shot and killed Wednesday night by LAPD officers at the Nickerson Gardens housing project. Police, who were in the neighborhood to guard firefighters, said they were shot at by snipers arid returned fire in a gun battle at the troubled southeast Los Angeles public housing facility. Several other officers were pinned down in the firefight, and the LAPD's V-100, an armored vehicle, was brought into rescue the patrolmen, officials said. Officers returned to the scene in the V-100 to pick up two black males wounded the shootout.

Paramedics responded but the victims were pronounced dead at the scene. LAPD officials said they were not aware of any other officer-involved shootings by their department in the rioting. In Inglewood, police came upon a robbery in progress about p.m. at Century Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue. Authorities said the victim, wearing a mask and brandishing a handgun, was killed by officers.

beating of Rodney G. King. As the violence spread and the number of dead climbed, details about the victims became increasingly sparse. 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. About 6:30: 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.

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.

By FREDERICK M.MUIR TIMI STMT WKIVEH At least 24 people had been killed in riot-related violence by Thursday evening, with nearly a third of the victims dying in encounters with police, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. Officials said two men were killed by Los Angeles police in a gun battle in the Nickcrson Gardens housing project late Wednesday. Another was shot to death, and a woman wounded, by Inglewood police during an attempted robbery about 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, officials said. One man was killed under unexplained circumstances by Compton police about 2 p.m.

Thursday, and three died in an auto crash after a high-speed chase with Beverly Hills police late Wednesday. Inglewood police also shot and wounded four suspected looters who allegedly had fired at them. The other fatalities resulted from civilian clashes in the supercharged atmosphere of violence that descended on South Los Angeles after four officers were acquitted in the beating of Rodney G. King. Identities of most of the dead were being withheld until next-of-kin could be notified by coroner's officials.

The identities of assailants could prove more elusive than in the street crimes that often beset South Los Angeles. In the chaos of the ongoing unrest, investigators do not expect to find many clues. "These are going to be very difficult to solve," said Lt. Rich Molony of the LAPD's South Bureau homicide section. "There are no witnesses, nothing." The dead 23 males and a woman ranged in age from 15 to 49.

All but six of them were black, according to the coroner's office. Three whites and three Latinos also were killed. Coroner's officials listed the 24 dead as "possibly Bringing in the Guard National Guardsmen are used for a variety of tasks from quelling riots to aiding flood victims. Here is how a mobilization works: Step 3: State office calls National Guard, which alerts the guardsmen at home to report immediately. Step 2: Governor approves use of the troops and issues mobilization order (Gov.

Pete Wilson issued such an order at 3 a.m. Thursday). Step 1: Local authorities call state Office of Emergency Services. After determining whether guardsmen are needed, the office notifies the governor. Step 5: Call comes.

Guardsmen are deployed by truck, bus or plane to the crisis area. It is up to the local government, in this case Mayor Tom Bradley and Police Chief Daryl F. Gates, to decide how and where the Guard is used. Step 4: The guardsmen report to their local armory and await a call from local authorities on how and where they are needed. I I Can they make By air: The Air National Guard was the first Guard segment to take part in riot assistance.

Air Wing 146, based in 1 the Channel Islands, 1 helped fly in California Highway Patrol officers aboard six C-130s beginning Wednesday night, How are the units chosen? They are picked according to the specific duty. All guardsmen undergo 16 hours of training in riot tactics. MPs receive more riot-related training. In this case, the units are expected to be heavy with MPs. arrests? The guardsmen are expected to pair up with police and help with questioning and searches.

They are not allowed to make arrests unless emergency decrees allow it. No such arrest powers have been granted. What they bring: In this case, dog tags, gas masks, first-aitl kits and M-16 rifles. Some may also bring .45 -caliber handguns as well. Source: California National Guard JIM MENDEN11A1.L Los National Guardsmen move along Western Avenue north of Wilshire Boulevard during Thursday's unrest.

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