Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are working to piece together clues in the fatal shooting of a man and a woman inside a vehicle parked at scenic overlook in Rancho Palos Verdes early Monday.
According to an LASD bulletin, the incident was reported around 6:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of Palos Verdes Drive South. It was a hiker who reportedly made the gruesome discovery and called 911.
The victims were found in a bullet-riddled Subaru in the parking lot of Pelican Cove Park, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean.
They were identified as 36-year-old Jorge Ramos, of Los Angeles and 26-year-old Taylorraven Whittaker, of Carson.
Neighbors and friends who went to pay their respects at the scene identified Ramos as a resident of Willowbrook.
Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting as a targeted attack.
“I’m shocked and saddened that happened,” a neighbor of Ramos’, Frank Nettles, told KTLA. “I just feel sorry for the family.”
Ramos’ friends told KTLA 5’s Mary Beth McDade that he was a car enthusiast, with fellow enthusiasts posting condolences on his Instagram. Neither his friends, neighbors nor his father knew who the female victim in the car was.
So far, detectives have released very little information on the double homicide but said more information will be released on Tuesday.
“If the public has any information, please contact sheriff’s homicide or sheriff’s information bureau,” Vizcarra said.