Stephanie Najera, 42, was shot to death in the pre-dawn hours of April 20, 2024. El Monte officers responded about 3:35 a.m. to reports of gunfire in the 3800 block of Penn Mar Avenue near the I-10 and 605 freeways and found Najera suffering multiple gunshot wounds to her upper body; she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified her as Stephanie Lily Najera, born December 25, 1981, and ruled the manner of death homicide, cause multiple gunshot wounds.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is assisting the El Monte Police Department in the ongoing investigation. No motive has been established and there are no descriptions of any suspects in the release. A visitation was held May 25, 2024, at Pierce Brothers Turner & Stevens Mortuary in San Gabriel. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything in that area around 3:30 a.m. on April 20 that could help investigators?