An 18-year-old woman who was fatally shot aboard a Metro bus in the Westchester area of Los Angeles while trying to break up an argument between her boyfriend and another man was identified Thursday.

The woman was identified by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office as Anastashia Morales.

The shooting occurred at about 10:50 p.m. on Aug. 22 at Manchester and Belford avenues, LAPD Officer Drake Madison told City News Service. The victim was shot after intervening in an argument between her boyfriend and the gunman, the LAPD’s Media Relations Division reported.

The suspected gunman, a 20-year-old man, fled the scene on foot and remained at large, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Anyone with information about the shooting was urged to call the LAPD, or Crime Stopp

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