Couple fatally shot while parked in vehicle with baby in backseat

Couple identified in deadly Harbor City shooting

A couple was shot and killed while parked in their vehicle with their one-year-old child in the backseat.

LOS ANGELES - A man and a woman were killed after a gunman opened fire on their vehicle with the couple’s one-year-old baby in the backseat in Los Angeles’ Harbor City neighborhood, authorities said.

Officials with the Los Angeles Police Department said the shooting was reported just before 6:40 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4.

LAPD investigators said Carlos Loera, 21, and Ashley Guzman, 18, were sitting in the car with their one-year-old child when a gunman approached and shot into the car several times. Video taken from the scene showed the vehicle riddled with bullet holes.

Loera was declared dead at the scene, while Guzman was taken to the hospital, where authorities said she later died. Officials initially said that the baby, who was in a booster seat in the back, wasn't injured in the shooting. However, they later clarified the young child was hit by a bullet fragment. The baby was treated at an area hospital and was then released to family members.

The LAPD said the shooting was gang-related and a description of the suspect was not available.

A candlelight vigil was held Tuesday night near the intersection of 253rd Street and Marigold Avenue, near where the shooting occurred.

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call detectives at 323-786-5100 or 323-786-5500.