$50K Reward Offered For Tips On Young Mother's Murder

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of whoever was responsible for the fatal Christmas Day drive-by shooting of a young mother in South L.A.

Kashmier James, 25, was visiting friends in South Los Angeles and returned to her car Christmas night when a blue vehicle pulled up alongside her and someone fired shots. James' 3-year-old daughter, who was not hit, was strapped in the back seat of her car.

Mother, 25, Shot Dead On Christmas Day

James recently graduated from a medical school and had landed a job as a nurse.

Police said there was no clear motive for the killing and that there was no concrete evidence that it was gang-related.

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