Lanette Washington, 29, was shot and killed on the morning of April 21, 2017, in a motel room in the 5900 block of Long Beach Boulevard. Officers who responded to the call found her with multiple gunshot wounds; she was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators initially reported the shooting may have followed a dispute and described a suspect as a young African-American man in his 20s wearing a red shirt and jeans. On May 24, 2017, detectives arrested 29-year-old Terry Moore of Compton in Lancaster; he was booked on murder charges and held without bail pending arraignment. Video and security footage described in reporting placed Moore at the scene and showed others fleeing the motel after the shooting. During trial Moore was convicted of first-degree murder but acquitted of pandering and human trafficking counts.