Woman shot in Westmont area of South Los Angeles
A 20-year-old woman was listed in critical condition after she was found shot in the Westmont area of South Los Angeles Tuesday night.
South Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a shooting on the 11200 block of S. Mariposa Av. at 8:31 p.m. Tuesday.
Arriving deputies found a 20-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to her upper torso. She was hospitalized in critical condition, and was not expected to survive, according to the L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.
The woman was pronounced dead Friday afternoon.
Witnesses told investigators they heard a single gunshot and saw the victim lying on the ground.
No further details were available.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the "P3 Tips" Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.