Shamida Joyce Ward, 32

Shamida Ward, a 32-year-old black woman, was fatally stabbed Saturday, Nov. 20, in the 700 block of West Compton Boulevard in Compton, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Ward was assaulted about 8:50 a.m., according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. According to coroner's records, she suffered multiple stab wounds.

Several hours after Ward was killed, Kamilah Dennis, a 32-year-old black woman, was arrested on suspicion of murder, said sheriff’s Sgt. Sylvia Brossoit.

Dennis, a transient, was being held on $1-million bail at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood.

-- Garrett Therolf and Sarah Ardalani