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Woman, 27, Fatally Shot Inside Car In Downtown LA

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Homicide Detectives with the LAPD's Central Division are searching for the suspect(s) responsible for gunning down a 27-year-old woman.

On Friday, January 17, around 11:30 p.m., officers responded to a radio call in the 600 block of Santa Fe Avenue.

Upon arrival, officials said they discovered the body of 27-year-old Sonia Soto.

She was slumped over the steering wheel with a gunshot wound.

Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded and declared Soto dead at the scene.

A motive for the murder is unknown.

Detectives are asking for the public's help in trying to solve the homicide.

Anyone with information is asked to call Central Homicide Detectives Al Marengo at (213) 972-1249 or Sergio Ortiz at (213) 972-1258.

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