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De’Ommie De La Cruz

Death by Force
Case Description
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De’Ommie De La Cruz, a 28-year-old resident of Compton, California, tragically lost her life on November 4, 2017, in a shooting incident that occurred near the Santa Monica Pier. The incident unfolded around 1 a.m. when De La Cruz and her friends were returning to their party bus after a night out. A confrontation erupted between passengers of two party buses parked along Ocean Avenue, leading to a deadly exchange of gunfire. De La Cruz was struck by multiple bullets and succumbed to her injur ...Read More
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  • KTLA: Woman Killed in Party Bus Shooting Near Santa Monica Pier ID’d; Suspects at Large
  • ABC7 Los Angeles: Santa Monica party bus shooting suspects sought; 1 killed
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    Victim Details

    De’Ommie De La Cruz

    Female

    Black / African American

    Santa-monica

    CA

    2017-11-04

    28

    De’Ommie

    De La Cruz

    11/11/2025

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    Does anyone know more about the lawsuit De'Ommie's family filed against the City of Santa Monica and... ...Read More
    11/14/2023
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    04/09/2023
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