Los Angeles County supervisors on Tuesday signed off on a bigger cash incentive, boosting the reward to $25,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction in the July 2, 2024 drive-by shooting that killed 22-year-old Raejonette Morgan. Morgan was driving southbound on Vermont Avenue near the Glen Anderson (105) Freeway on-ramp when she was shot, and she died two days later at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. The case remains unsolved, and her family has been holding vigils while pleading with anyone who knows anything to speak up.
What investigators say
Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department say the shooting appears to be gang-related and that Morgan was probably mistaken for someone else, according to KTLA. Sheriff’s detectives say people inside another vehicle pulled up alongside Morgan’s Mercedes and opened fire. She was rushed to Harbor-UCLA and succumbed to her injuries two days later. The LASD says the investigation is still active, and no arrests have been announced.
Board raises reward to $25,000
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors formally approved the increase to $25,000 in a notice that lays out the terms of the reward, according to a legal notice in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. The notice states that the reward was raised from $20,000 to $25,000 and requires that information leading to a conviction be submitted by October 13, 2026, with reward claims due by December 12, 2026. It also provides the Board’s contact instructions for the Raejonette Laveda Morgan Reward Fund and lists an executive-office number for questions.
Suspect vehicle and tips
Authorities describe the suspect vehicle as a blue two-door 2016–2018 Honda Civic with a spoiler, louvers on the rear window, all-black wheels and a loud exhaust. The car was last seen heading south on Vermont Avenue, according to MyNewsLA. Anyone with information is urged to call the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. Detectives say even small tips or video from the night of the shooting could be crucial in identifying the suspects.
How to help
The Board said the higher reward is aimed at shaking loose new leads and encouraged residents to review dashcam and phone footage from the evening of July 2, 2024, for images of the blue Civic or the shooters, according to the county notice in the Los Angeles Daily Journal. Tips and reward claims should reference report No. 024-05682 and can be sent to Detective Cynthia Sanchez at the LASD Homicide Bureau or submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers. Morgan’s family continues to hold memorials and asks anyone with information to come forward while investigators pursue new leads.
