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Erin Kayla Lavender

Case from Carson, CA dated Dec 15, 2019

Victim Details

Erin Kayla Lavender

Female

Carson

CA

2019-12-15

19

Erin

Kayla Lavender

07/27/2026

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Erin Kayla Lavender, a 19-year-old college student from Carson, California, tragically lost her life on December 15, 2019. Erin, along with her friend Dalelaja Francis Denise Hearn, a 17-year-old high school senior, attended a vigil that evening to honor a male friend who had died a week earlier from a suspected drug overdose. The vigil took place at a residence on Alvo Avenue in Carson. As the two young women were preparing to leave the vigil and got into their car, they were suddenly attacked. ...
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  • Erin Kayla Lavender, 19 - The Homicide Report - Los Angeles Times
  • Erin Kayla Lavender, age 19 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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    Has anyone else been following up on the surveillance footage released in Erin and Dalelaja's case? ... ...Read More
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