Shortly after 2:50 a.m. on September 13, 2023, deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a reported shooting in the 44900 block of Valley Central Way in Lancaster. They found 43-year-old Stephanie Silva with a gunshot wound to her upper torso; paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office classified Silva’s death as a homicide by gunshot wound to the torso.

A man estimated to be 30 to 35 years old was also found with an upper-body gunshot wound and was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Initial reports that he had died were later corrected. No arrests have been announced, and authorities have not released details about suspects or what led to the shooting. The Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is investigating and has asked anyone with information to contact them.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about activity in that block of Valley Central Way that night, please contact the Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.