Sia Marie Xiong: California Mother Shot To Death In Compton
Sia Marie Xiong was shot to death on Saturday, March 20, 2021 in Compton, California. Police have no suspects.
Mystery surrounds the shooting death of Sia Marie Xiong, a 27-year-old mother who was studying to be an aesthetician.
Xiong was gunned down in Compton, California, in what her family says may be a fatal hate crime targeting an Asian American.
Xiong was of Cambodian, Black and Native American descent, said the family’s lawyer said at a news conference.
Relatives told the LA Times that Xiong was reared in San Diego for most of her life. The woman, who had a 3-year-old son, lived in Fontana. They are unsure what she was doing in Compton, about an hour away.
About 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021, Xiong was shot to death on a Compton street, according to investigators.
She was rushed to a nearby hospital with a single gunshot wound but was soon pronounced dead, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office.
Law enforcement officials have been slow to call the murder a hate crime, but they are puzzled as to why Xiong was targeted in the attack.
The LA Sheriff’s Office has not released a motive for the killing nor has ia suspect been identified.
A GoFundMe organized by a relative says this:
It saddens me and my family to be making a go fund me for this reason. My dear Cousin, Sia Marie, was shot and killed on Saturday March 20th, 2021 in the early morning around 6am in Compton, California. She was a 27 year old mother to one young son, Shakur and the oldest out of 5 siblings. Sia was so smart, funny and loving! She had so much life to live and so much love to give. The fact that her life has been cut short, in such a violent manner, pains the family to the core. It's hard to grasp that we will never see or speak to her again. Hear her voice or laugh, see her grow older or make new memories with her. This baffles me that I'm writing about my cousin in the 3rd person. Please keep her mother, siblings and the rest of the family in your prayers! Also donations are greatly appreciated! Proceeds will go towards her young son, Shakur. We appreciate any and everything! Thank you so much!”