Linda Darnell Trotter, 55, was shot and killed on November 25, 2018, in the 6400 block of South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles’ Vermont-Slauson area. Coroner’s records show the shooting occurred about 11:35 p.m.; she was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:44 p.m. Trotter was sitting on a mattress when she was struck.

LAPD Detective Robert Lait said Trotter was not the intended target. Investigators believe a group of young men nearby were the likely targets and that Trotter was hit in the crossfire. It is unknown whether the shooter approached on foot or fired from a vehicle. The LAPD opened an investigation but, despite outreach and a Crime Stoppers tip option, no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about that night or about the shooting on South Vermont Avenue, please contact the LAPD or Crime Stoppers.