Teena Louise Maldonado, a 38-year-old Latina and mother of three, was shot and killed on May 3, 2020, in Compton, California. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department found her with gunshot wounds in the 600 block of North Santa Fe Avenue; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The weapon and suspect remain outstanding and investigators have released no further details about what led to the shooting.

Maldonado worked as a cashier at Costco and was remembered by family as outgoing, fond of dancing, and devoted to her children, ages 16, 11, and 6, as well as to caring for her own mother and younger relatives. Because of pandemic restrictions her family held a limited service, which kept many friends and relatives from attending.

The investigation is ongoing and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has asked anyone with information to come forward, offering anonymity through Crime Stoppers. Did anyone in the Compton area see or hear anything that night on North Santa Fe Avenue?