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Jasmine Ka-Man Ling was 19 and a resident of Alhambra, California, when she was shot and killed on November 25, 2004. Los Angeles County coroner records list her as an innocent bystander who was struck in a drive-by shooting while standing in front of a fast-food restaurant as she was entering the Tapioca Express.

Investigators concluded the shooter was Dat Thanh Nguyen, a member of the Van Nuys Asian Boyz, who was reportedly aiming at two other people, one believed to be linked to the rival Chinatown Boys gang. Witnesses provided the vehicle license plate, which led to Nguyen after it was traced to his then-girlfriend; she later admitted loaning the car and pled guilty to being an accessory and filing a false police report. Nguyen was arrested, tried, convicted of first-degree murder and attempted premeditated murder, and received a 100 years to life sentence with additional consecutive life terms.

Anyone who knew Jasmine or saw activity around the Tapioca Express on November 25, 2004, is asked to share what they remember.