Shanta Lucero, 22 and a Long Beach resident, was found dead on September 14, 2008, at the rear of a building in the 1300 block of Alameda Boulevard in Harbor City, Los Angeles. A security guard discovered her body in the alley; the coroner determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds. Investigators believe she was killed elsewhere and her body was dumped at that location.

Lucero had been a key witness three years earlier in an attempted murder trial in Long Beach. She testified against Javier Bocanegra in the case involving an attack on his girlfriend, Quennie Reyna; Bocanegra was convicted and sentenced to nine years. During that trial Lucero described events that included her own involvement and the use of methamphetamine. Authorities investigated whether her testimony or other connections might have provided a motive, but no arrests were made and the homicide remains unsolved.

If anyone knew Shanta, saw activity around Alameda Boulevard on or before September 14, 2008, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.