Lt. Joe Mendoza

LA County Offers $10,000 Reward in Carson Shooting

Just before 9 p.m. on June 16, a light-colored, four-door sedan stopped in front of the family’s home in the 22700 block of Island Avenue and someone inside the car opened fire. Lauvai was shot in the chest and died at St. Francis Medical Center. Another family member’s leg was grazed by a bullet.