Long Beach Woman Identified As Roadside Murder Victim

LITTLEROCK, Calif. (CBSLA) — A woman who was shot and killed on a desolate desert road in the Antelope Valley late Saturday has been identified.

Amber Alvarado, 18, of Long Beach was killed around 11:20 p.m. on November 2 at the 35000 block of 96th Street in Littlerock near State Route 138.

Police had responded to a traffic collision and found Alvarado in her car with a gunshot wound.

She was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

No weapon was found at the site, and authorities do not currently have a description of the suspected shooter.

Detectives have asked that anyone with information regarding the shooting to call the sheriff's homicide division at (323) 890-5500.