Woman Who Was Fatally Shot In Spring Valley Identified

SPRING VALLEY, CA — Authorities have publicly identified a woman who was shot and killed by an unidentified assailant in Spring Valley.

Karmen Anderson, 40, of San Diego was seated in a parked vehicle in the 3600 block of Bancroft Drive when someone shot her around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.

"Another person had driven the woman to a local area hospital where she was being treated for gunshot wounds," officials said in a news release. "Unfortunately, the woman's condition declined."

Anderson, who sometimes went by the last name Hicks, was pronounced dead Monday morning, authorities said.

Anyone with any information about the shooting was asked to call the Homicide Unit at 858-285-6330, after hours at 858-565-5200 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.