Candice L. Barcenas was 26 when she was struck and killed by a stray bullet at a home on North Spring Avenue in Compton. The shooting happened late on May 19, 2014; she was taken to hospital and pronounced dead shortly after midnight on May 20.

According to investigators, a 20-year-old man riding a bicycle in the area had been the apparent target when an unknown gunman opened fire. Candice walked to a screen door to see what was happening and was hit. A 32-year-old man in the carport was also shot but survived. Investigators reported about 20 rounds were fired; the shooter fled and no arrests were made.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau handled the case and asked anyone with information to call or use an anonymous tip line. Who in the neighborhood that night might still have seen or heard something that could help bring justice for Candice?