Karmen Dionne Anderson Hicks, 40, of San Diego, was fatally shot on April 24, 2021, in Spring Valley, California. She was seated in the front passenger seat of a parked car outside Bancroft Market and Liquor with her husband in the driver’s seat and their 4-year-old daughter in the rear when shooters approached and opened fire. Investigators said the assailants fired more than a dozen rounds; Karmen was hit multiple times, including in the leg and hip, and three rounds struck her. A Good Samaritan transported her to a local hospital, but she died on April 26, 2021, when cardiac arrest occurred during emergency surgery after a bullet perforated her colon.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Homicide Unit reported that Karmen was not believed to be the intended target. Two men, one armed with a handgun and the other with a rifle, were thought to be aiming at her husband because of alleged ties to a rival gang. Her husband and their child were not injured. Karmen’s family described her as a devoted mother, an analyst at a local bank, and an aspiring writer; the community held vigils and fundraising efforts for the family.

Does anyone who was in Spring Valley that night or who has information about the shooting or the people involved still have tips to share?