The victims of the Los Angeles fires are a father and son and a man who tried to save his home

How Wildfires continue to rage across the Los Angeles areaauthorities reported that at least 11 people were killed, although the actual death toll remains unknown.

Some of the victims were identified by family members, neighbors and friends. They include a father and son who were waiting to evacuate, as well as residents who had survived past fires and wanted to stay to protect their homes.

Here’s what we know about the victims so far.

Anthony and Justin Mitchell

Family members died Wednesday at their home in Altadena, father and son.

said Anthony Mitchell Jr New York Times that his father, a 67-year-old amputee in a wheelchair, called him early Wednesday morning say that he was waiting for the evacuation of Antoni’s brother, Justin, who suffers from cerebral palsy and cannot walk. That night they were both found dead.

Mitchell said his father didn’t want to leave Justin. “He probably could have gotten out, but he wasn’t going to leave my brother,” he added he told NBC News. “He really loved his children.”

Mitchell described his father as a family man who considered family his legacy. “He said, ‘Money doesn’t matter, wealth doesn’t matter.’ My children and my family are my treasure,” Mitchell told NBC News.

Mitchell said his brother Justin is a “sweet kid.” In an interview with Washington Post.Justin’s half-sister, Hajime White, said authorities told them their father was found at Justin’s bedside.

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Rodney Nickerson

Nickerson, 82, did not want to leave the home he had lived in for decades and assured family members and neighbors that everything would be OK, his daughter Kimiko Nickerson he told KTLA.

Her father had experienced other fires before, she added. “He said he was going to collect his things, but he said he would stay here too,” she added. “He said he felt like it would pass and that he would be here.”

Nickerson’s son, Eric Nickerson, told the New York Times that his father was a retired aerospace engineer at Lockheed Martin and an active deacon in his church.

Victor Shaw

Shaw, 66, lived with his sister in the house where he grew up. His sister, Shari Shaw, said KTLA that she tried to get him to evacuate with her on Tuesday evening as the Eaton fire approached, but he was determined to stay home and protect their home from the fire.

Shaw’s friend, Al Tanner, told KTLA they found his burned body with a garden hose on the side of the road. “It looks like he was trying to save the house that his parents had for almost 55 years,” Tanner said.

Erliene Louise Kelley

Briana Navarro told NBC News that her 83-year-old grandmother, who had experienced a severe fire before, chose to stay home while her family evacuated.

“My husband is not from here, so he looked at it a little differently than we did,” Navarro said. “We asked (my grandmother)… and she said, ‘No, no, I’m fine.’ Keep going.”

Navarro said Kelley was a familiar face in the area. Neighbor Terry Pyburn described Kelley to The Times as an “angel” who was “so, so sweet.”

Randall Miod

Friends and family confirmed that Miod, a surfer and well-known figure in Malibu, died in the Palisades fire.

Miod, 55, loved the simple life in Malibu, in a house he called the “Crab Shack,” said his friend Corina Cline Washington Post.. His house burned down, and a cousin said authorities found remains in the house that they believed were Miod’s, The Post reported.

Rory Callum Sykes

Sykes, a former Australian child actor, died Wednesday at the family estate in Malibu, his mother, Shelley Sykes, wrote. write to X.

The entry shows that she could not extinguish the ashes on the roof of her hut due to lack of water.

Sykes, who was blind from birth and suffered from cerebral palsy, appeared on the British television program “Kiddy Kapers.”

“He overcame a lot thanks to surgeries and therapies, thanks to which he regained his sight and was able to learn to walk,” his mother wrote. “Despite the pain, he was still thrilled to travel the world with me, from Africa to Antarctica.”

This is a developing story. Check for updates.