{"id":13951,"date":"2025-05-06T09:46:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/?p=13951"},"modified":"2025-05-06T09:46:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T16:46:34","slug":"la-county-offers-reward-for-info-on-compton-drive-by-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/la-county-offers-reward-for-info-on-compton-drive-by-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"LA County Offers Reward for Info on Compton Drive-By Shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to the Tragic Incident<\/h2>\n<p>A $20,000 reward in the investigation into the shooting deaths of a woman and her daughter at a Compton intersection will be considered Tuesday by Los Angeles County officials.<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Background of the Incident<\/h2>\n<p>The Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction in the killings of a 45-year-old La&#8217;von Hall and her 22-year-old daughter Ma&#8217;Laysia Martin in an April 1 drive-by shooting.<\/p>\n<h2>Details of the Shooting<\/h2>\n<p>The two women were waiting at a stoplight when someone in another vehicle opened fire at about 7 p.m. at the intersection of Caldwell Street and Central Avenue. The shooter&#8217;s vehicle left the scene southbound on Central Avenue.<br \/>\nHall was found in the street west of the intersection. Her daughter was found in their car&#8217;s passenger seat.<br \/>\nBoth women died at the scene.<\/p>\n<h2>Possible Motive and Suspect<\/h2>\n<p>The drive-by shooting may have stemmed from a domestic dispute, an official said. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.<br \/>\nDays after the shootings, sheriff&#8217;s department investigators identified Hall&#8217;s 41-year-old ex-boyfriend Donte Brown as a suspect in the killings. Brown remains at large.<br \/>\nBrown is known to frequent the Compton and Long Beach areas and should be considered armed and dangerous.<\/p>\n<h2>Investigation and Call for Witnesses<\/h2>\n<p>Detectives have said they believe there are witnesses to the killings who may have information for investigators.<br \/>\nAnyone with information was asked to call the Sheriff&#8217;s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call 800-222-8477 or click here.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UPDATE* #LASD Homicide Detectives Identify Suspect in Compton Double Murder Investigation, Caldwell Street and South-Central Avenue #Comptonhttps:\/\/t.co\/6q0dSoKwc8 pic.twitter.com\/9s7sxXM1c9<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) April 3, 2025<br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>## Conclusion<br \/>\nThe tragic incident of the drive-by shooting of a mother and daughter in Compton has shaken the community, and the authorities are working tirelessly to bring the perpetrator to justice. The consideration of a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect is a step in the right direction. It is essential for the community to come together and provide any information that may aid in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>## FAQs<br \/>\nQ: What is the reward amount being considered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect?<br \/>\nA: The reward amount being considered is $20,000.<br \/>\nQ: Who are the victims of the drive-by shooting?<br \/>\nA: The victims are 45-year-old La&#8217;von Hall and her 22-year-old daughter Ma&#8217;Laysia Martin.<br \/>\nQ: Who is the suspect in the killings?<br \/>\nA: The suspect is Donte Brown, the 41-year-old ex-boyfriend of La&#8217;von Hall.<br \/>\nQ: How can one provide information to aid in the investigation?<br \/>\nA: One can call the Sheriff&#8217;s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or remain anonymous by calling 800-222-8477.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction to the Tragic Incident A $20,000 reward in the investigation into the shooting deaths of a woman and her daughter at a Compton intersection will be considered Tuesday by Los Angeles County officials. Background of the Incident The Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a reward for information leading to the arrest and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":13952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/media.nbclosangeles.com\/2025\/04\/brown-compton-shooting-april-2025.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&fit=1200,675&w=1200&resize=1200,675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13951"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13953,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13951\/revisions\/13953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/los-angeles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}