Ambition brought Carrie Jean Melvin to Hollywood, where she chased a career in entertainment between waitressing and working odd jobs.
Unlike so many with similar dreams of stardom, Melvin had a side gig that police say led to her death.
On a Sunday night in early July, as Melvin, 30, walked toward a restaurant near Sunset Boulevard with her boyfriend, someone walked up behind them, aimed a shotgun at her head and pulled the trigger. The gunman fled in a black sedan, police said.
Following weeks of investigative work, Los Angeles police on Friday...