Melissa Bryana Gutierrez, a 24-year-old Latina, was shot while driving in Los Angeles on August 12, 2017. She was found at 10:49 p.m. in the driver’s seat of a gray Nissan sedan that had struck a power pole on South Witmer Street in the Westlake area and was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:15 p.m. Two other people in the car were injured and expected to survive.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart detectives handled the case, with Detective John Melendez leading the investigation. Police explored several lines of inquiry, including whether the shooting was gang-related, but did not disclose any arrests or named suspects at the time of the report.

Anyone who may have information about the shooting or Melissa’s death is asked to contact Rampart detectives or Crime Stoppers.