Long Beach Mother Shot to Death After Dropping Off Her Toddler

A 23-year-old woman was shot to death Thursday morning in an apartment courtyard moments after she left her 3-year-old child with a Long Beach relative, police said.

Detectives have no known motive for the murder of Jazzmine Wash of Long Beach, who left the apartment to retrieve a diaper  bag at about 6:20 a.m. in the 500 block of Walnut Avenue and "residents in the area then heard several shots fired," a police news release stated, adding: 

"Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact Long Beach Police Homicide Detectives Hugo Cortes and Peter Lackovic at (562) 570-7244.  Anonymous tips may be submitted by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), texting TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org."