Los Angeles County Homicide investigators are continuing their investigation into a shooting death of two female adults in Compton.
Deputies from Compton Sheriff's Station responded to Caldwell Street and Central Avenue, in Compton to investigate the shooting of two female adults at the location. The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
Deputies from Compton Sheriff’s Station responded to Caldewell Street and Central Avenue in the city of Compton regarding a shooting at the location. Upon arrival, deputies located a female adult in the street on the west of the intersection, suffering from gunshot wounds. They located a second female adult in a vehicle on the east side of the intersection, suffering from gunshot wounds. Deputies rendered aid until the arrival of the Compton Fire Department. Both females were pronounced deceased on scene.
Investigators learned the victims were in their vehicle on Caldwell Street, stopped at the signal light, when a vehicle pulled alongside. Investigators believe an occupant in the other vehicle open fire on the victims. The suspect vehicle fled the scene southbound on Central Avenue. The two victims are a mother, female Black 45-years-old, and daughter, female Black 22-years-old. No additional information will be released on their identities until the notification of the next of kin.
There’s no additional information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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Los Angeles California 90012
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213-229-1700
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ORIGINAL PRESS RELEASE:
DATE: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
REPORTED AT: 7:13PM
LOCATION: West Caldwell St./South Central Ave., Compton, 90220
VICTIM(S): Two Female Black Adults
SUSPECT: Unknown
UNIT: Homicide Bureau – Lieutenant Steven De Jong
NARRATIVE:
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Homicide detectives are responding to West Caldwell St./South Central Ave., in the city of Compton regarding a shooting death investigation. The incident occurred on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at approximately 7:13 PM.
Both victims were pronounced deceased at the scene.
There is no additional information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org
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Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street
Los Angeles California 90012
http://www.lasd.org
213-229-1700
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