Denise Chiffon Berry , 44 , was driving in Hawthorne , California with her unidentified 12-year-old son on Wednesday . Around 12:30pm , her son saw a man riding in a Cadillac with his feet handing out the window and the three laughed at the scene . When the Cadillac began following their vehicle , Ms Berry pulled over to ask a police officer for help . That 's when Raymond Washington , who was in the front passenger seat , got out of the Cadillac and started shooting at Ms Berry and her son . Ms Berry died at her scene while her son survived ; Washington was shot dead by the police officer helping the mother and son . Washington , 38 , was a father-of-three and had a previous felony conviction .
Denise Chiffon Berry , 44 , was driving in Hawthorne , California with her unidentified 12-year-old son on Wednesday . Around 12:30pm , her son saw a man riding in a Cadillac with his feet handing out the window and the two laughed at the scene . When the Cadillac began following their vehicle , Ms Berry pulled over to ask a police officer for help . That 's when Raymond Washington , who was in the front passenger seat , got out of the Cadillac and started shooting at Ms Berry and her son . Ms Berry died at her scene while her son survived ; Washington was shot dead by the police officer helping the mother and son . Washington , 38 , was a father-of-two and had a previous felony conviction .