Jessica Picot, 23, was fatally shot on the evening of December 16, 2024, while seated in a pickup truck in Huntington Park, California. The shooting happened about 9:40 p.m. in the 3900 block of East 60th Street, between Carmelita and Corona avenues. Emergency responders pronounced her dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to the head; the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office has classified the death as a homicide.

A male companion who had been in the truck with Picot was also shot. He managed to flee and reached a nearby liquor store, where he contacted police; his condition was not immediately disclosed. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is assisting the Huntington Park Police Department. No arrests have been announced and no suspect information has been released.

Jessica Picot was a Bell Gardens resident, born October 17, 2001. If anyone has information about the shooting, contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org.