SOUTH LOS ANGELES – Activists are calling for an investigation into a woman’s death after deputies arrived on the scene and failed to render aid while she suffered from multiple gunshot wounds on July 2.
Deputies from the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station responded to the westbound freeway and Vermont Avenue where they found the victim inside a Mercedes suffering from multiple gunshots, according to the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station watch commander Jesus Cabadas.
The woman who has been identified by family as Raejonette Morgan, 22, died from her wounds on July 4 after being rushed to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office has not officially identified her at this time.
According to her family, Morgan fell victim to a mistaken identity shooting by alleged gang members. The family is now calling for justice and urging those responsible for her murder to come forward.
Morgan’s family, in collaboration with prominent attorney Ben Crump and civil rights activist Najee Ali, director of Project Islamic Hope, are urgently calling for a comprehensive investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department after video footage from the scene showed deputies failing to render aid while she lay dying in her bullet-riddled sedan.
Attorney Ben Crump has pledged his support to the Morgan family.
“I offer my prayers to you and your family regarding the loss of your daughter. As I told Najee, my law firm will join you in demanding a full investigation,” Crump stated.
Najee Ali, elaborating on their demands, said, “We are also calling for a meeting with Los Angeles Deputy Sheriff Robert Luna, who has a long track record of great character and integrity. What his deputy did, which was captured on cell phone video by a good Samaritan, was shocking, reprehensible, and inexcusable.”
Ali is questioning the protocols followed by the Sheriff’s Department when attending to shooting victims who are still alive.
“We want to know directly from Sheriff Luna what the protocol is for shooting victims who are still alive. We want this deputy’s name released and want to see if he has a history of complaints concerning not helping African American crime victims,” Ali stated.
“I honestly believe that if a young white woman had been shot in a hail of bullets, this deputy would have sprung into action and not allowed her to bleed out in the car. He would have broken the car window himself to render aid and CPR, and not waited for a good Samaritan to do his job for him,” Ali poignantly added.
Anyone with information regarding this shooting was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or go directly to lacrimestoppers.org.
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Are there any leads on who did this to her? Absolutely sickening. Was it road rage?