Erica Renee Whitson, 32, was fatally shot on June 24, 2024, in Carson, California. The shooting happened about 4:30 p.m. in the 20000 block of Hillford Avenue near Central Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard. She was transported to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead there. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation but has not released information about suspects or a motive.

Earlier that same day, a separate fatal shooting occurred in Carson around 12:20 p.m. in the 500 block of East Fairhaven Street; authorities have not indicated a connection between the two incidents. No arrests have been reported and the case remains unsolved.

Anyone with information about Erica Whitson’s shooting is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.