Yajaira Lucero, a 41-year-old Latina, was killed on September 4, 2021, in Los Angeles near 960 S. Manhattan Place in the Koreatown neighborhood. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner found gunshot wounds to the head and neck were the cause of death; she was taken to a hospital and later died. Her death was classified as a homicide.

Investigators described the shooting as a seemingly targeted attack. The Los Angeles Police Department canvassed the area, interviewed potential witnesses, and reviewed surveillance footage as part of its investigation.

If anyone was in the Koreatown area around 960 S. Manhattan Place on September 4, 2021, or has information that could help, please come forward to the LAPD.