LYNWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — One year after a 40-year-old woman was shot and killed in Lynwood, authorities are asking for the public’s help in catching the gunman.
“We know there are people out there who know who this man is, and the vehicle he was driving. Please come forward and help us,” said Lt. Steve De Jong with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department.
Irene Gonzalez was shot in the back on Sept. 15, 2024 while trying to flee the gunman who was in a car.
Investigators said the mother of two was soliciting services as a sex worker when she entered a black Toyota Corolla with tinted windows and a sunroof.
The sheriff’s department said video shows the Corolla traveling along Long Beach Boulevard before turning west on Euclid Avenue and then heading on Oak Street, where it stopped mid-block.
Gonzalez got out of the vehicle and was allegedly shot by the driver moments before collapsing on the sidewalk, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said.
It’s still not clear what relationship there was between the two, if any.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is offering a $20,000 reward for any information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect.
Anyone with information regarding the deadly shooting was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
City News Service, Inc. contributed to this report.
