A woman was found dead Tuesday inside a bullet-riddled SUV on a freeway exit ramp in Long Beach after a shooting.
Officers who responded to the call at about 2:30 a.m. They found the woman in a BMW SUV on the Anaheim Street exit ramp from the southbound 710 Freeway.
NBCLA is attempting to confirm whether the woman was stuck by gunfire. The car appeared to have bullet holes in one side and a window was blown out.
Later Tuesday, the LA County Coroner's office identified the woman as Mercedes Mingo, 35, of Los Angeles.
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Family who showed up at the scene say she was a mother of four.
"I can’t verify it was car to car because I don’t have information on another suspect right now," CHP Capt. Joe Zizi said.
Long Beach Police Department and the CHP are investigating. No arrests were reported early Tuesday.
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It was unclear whether the woman died from the gunshot wound or the resulting crash.
Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the CHP Major Crimes Unit at 323-644-9557.
