Jessica Torres, a 21-year-old mother from Los Angeles, was shot in the head in a car-to-car shooting in Panorama City on February 1, 2018, around 2:30 a.m. Torres was driving south on Van Nuys Boulevard with two male passengers when her car stopped at a red light at Arminta Street and another vehicle pulled up alongside. Without any apparent provocation or exchange of words, someone in the second vehicle opened fire, striking Torres. Her car stopped on the roadway’s center divider and one passenger ran to a nearby convenience store for help. Torres was taken to hospital in critical condition and died two days later.

The Los Angeles Police Department investigated and released surveillance footage showing the suspect vehicle approaching Torres’ car, seeking help from witnesses. Initial reports said there was no evidence Torres or her passengers had gang affiliations and no sign of a verbal altercation before the shooting, leading investigators to consider the attack random. A GoFundMe was started to support Torres’ 2-year-old daughter. No arrests had been announced and the case remained open.

If anyone saw the incident or recognizes the vehicle in the released footage, please share information with the LAPD.