The shooting happened last year on Nov. 17 as Lanai Dees was driving her car around 12:40 a.m. in the south alley of Century Boulevard, west of South Wilton Place in the city of Los Angeles.

Lanai Dees was driving her white Mercedes Benz in an alley off Century Boulevard in the Westmont neighborhood last November when someone in a dark-colored SUV opened fire, investigators said Thursday.

The family of Lanai Dees held a press conference on May 1, 2025, announcing a reward as authorities continue to investigate the death of the 21-year-old in South LA in Nov. 2024.

The shooting left Lanai Dees, a 21-year-old Inglewood woman, dead on Nov. 17, 2024 at around 12:40 a.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.