Denise Berry, 44, of Hawthorne, California, was killed on April 1, 2015, after a shooting at an intersection while she was driving her gray Mercedes with her 12-year-old son to a barbershop. After a brief interaction — her son noticed a man’s feet hanging from a Cadillac passenger window and they laughed — the Cadillac, driven by Stanley White and carrying Robert Washington and another man, followed Berry’s vehicle. Berry pulled over and sought help from a nearby Hawthorne police officer. As she tried to re-enter her car, Washington got out of the Cadillac and opened fire. The officer also fired and fatally shot Washington, but Berry suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene; her son was injured and survived.

Stanley White was arrested in the investigation. He pleaded no contest to assault with a firearm as part of a negotiated deal and was sentenced on February 8, 2016, to four years in state prison for his involvement. The community mourned Berry, a mother killed during what began as a routine drive.

Did anyone in Hawthorne see the Cadillac or the Mercedes that morning or have information about the moments leading up to the shooting?