A suspect was arrested after a woman was found shot to death in South Los Angeles.
The suspect was identified as Bryan Blackmon, 29, from Hawthorne, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
On March 19, police responded to reports of a victim down in the 5800 block of South Hoover Street in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood at around 8:50 p.m.
Arriving officers found the female victim, who they identified as Meraxes Medina-Garcia, 24, lying on the road with a gunshot wound.
Authorities also found evidence that the woman had been struck by a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The suspect had fled the scene before officers could arrive.
After identifying Blackmon as a suspect, he was arrested in Hawthorne on March 29. On April 2, murder charges were filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The motive behind the shooting remains unclear and it’s unknown whether the suspect and victim knew each other.
Anyone with additional information on the case is urged to call LAPD’s South Bureau Homicide Division detectives at 323-786-5100. The public can also call the LAPD at 1-877-527-3247.
Anonymous tips can be provided to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at lacrimestoppers.org.
