Marissa Perez was 25 and pregnant when she was fatally shot on December 29, 2022, around 7:30 p.m. She was in the front passenger seat of a vehicle at the intersection of Pioneer and Artesia boulevards in Artesia, California, en route to a birthday party with her father. A driver pulled up alongside the vehicle and opened fire; Perez was struck multiple times, including once in the head.

Her family says she was expecting a child in June and remembered her as loving and caring. A memorial of flowers and messages has been left at the shooting site. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has been investigating and does not believe the attack was random. No motive has been stated publicly.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information that could help investigators, please contact the Sheriff’s Department.