Police Hunt for Shooter Who Nearly Killed Woman

More than five months since a gunman open fire on a crowded house party, injuring four party-goers and almost killing one, detectives released new video of the getaway car, captured on security cameras, moments before the shooting.

The shooting happened Nov. 28, 2016, on the 1000 block of McDonald Avenue in Wilmington.

Detectives told NBC4 they hope someone comes forward to offer new leads.

It was a chaotic scene. People had scattered everywhere. There were 16 rounds fired.

One of the victims, Reianna Valenzuela, 25, laid on the ground in a pool of blood, with a gunshot wound through her head.

"I've never seen anyone survive that type of injury," said homicide detective David Cortez with LAPD Harbor Division.

Against all odds, Valenzuela survived. Speaking out for the first time since the shooting, she remembers being shot.

Each day, the woman who had hopes of opening her own daycare center, is making big strides.

"I work on walking and stretch my arm," she said of her physical therapy sessions.

And writing her name.

"I'm the same person I was before," Valenzuela said.

What she still doesn't know is who nearly killed her. Mitchie, Valenzuela's mother, who was out of town Thanksgiving weekend, received the frantic phone call from her family back home in Long Beach.

"I just wanted to die, I wanted to get home," Mitchie said. "I didn't know what to do."

Her daughter was hanging outside a relative's home when, with no warning, someone fired a storm of gunfire from the street.

Homicide investigators were called to the scene with the expectation that this would become a murder. Doctors gave Valenzuela a five percent chance of surviving.

"I was like, 'Oh, my God,'" said her mother. "I couldn't recognize her. She was swollen. The only thing that made me recognize that was my daughter? (When) she left, she got her nails done."

But Valenzuela's mother, relying on her faith, refused to believe her daughter would die.

"I wasn't going to let go of my daughter," she said. "I knew she was coming home."

More than five months later, LAPD Harbor Division detectives are out of leads.

"The person who did this to Reianna and is responsible for this is still out there," Cortez said.

Investigators released surveillance video, capturing the getaway car moments before the shooting.

"There's some movement inside, either getting their gun ready or loading it," Cortez said.

Another camera shows the white sedan speed through the neighborhood and make a U-turn.

"Seconds later is when someone gets out of that car and the shooting occurs," he said.

Reianna relives the moment. But despite her anger, Valenzuela is resilient. Even the most seasoned detectives are struck by her strength.

"Valenzuela has a lot of fight in her," said Cortez.

Detectives are determined to find the shooter.

"The person who did this to Reianna has got to be brought to justice," Cortez said.

When she needs encouragement, she looks to the message written on her bracelet written by her speech therapist.

"You're stronger than you know."

Family is raising funds for her medical expenses.