Woman killed in East LA shooting identified as 22-year-old mom

Thursday, March 8, 2018
EAST LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A woman shot and killed Monday night in East Los Angeles has been identified.

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The coroner identified her as 22-year-old Brandis Tovar. She died at the scene. Relatives said Tovar was the mother of a 2-year-old child.
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The shooting happened on the 4000 block of E. 6th Street.

Another woman was shot and taken to the hospital in stable condition.
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Investigators said the shooting may have been gang-related, but Tovar's family said she was not in a gang and in the wrong place and the wrong time.
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