Detectives were investigating the circumstances involving the slaying of a woman Tuesday night in Lancaster, authorities said. The woman was shot at least once about 8 p.m. in the 4400 block of East 15th Street, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The woman was pronounced dead at a hospital, the department said. Her name was not released.
Since January 2007, at least 37 homicides have been reported in Lancaster, according to a Times database.
Homicide detectives were at the scene Monday night. Further details were not available.
— Robert J. Lopez
Photo: Red dots show Lancaster homicides since 2007. Credit: Los Angeles Times Homicide Report.