(L.A.) Shaneka Moore, 41, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2020-10878

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 41-year-old Black female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the woman as Shaneka Moore, resident of South Harvard Boulevard in the 90006.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wound of the Chest/Axilla

RIP SHANEKA MOORE (April 8, 1979 – November 21, 2020)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 11:26 p.m.

Incident Location:
93rd Street & Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, 90044

Place of Death: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W. Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90502

The axilla is commonly known as the armpit — the area directly under the shoulder joint, between the upper arm and the side of the chest wall. It’s a pyramidal space that contains important structures such as blood vessels, nerves, and lymph nodes.