Carrie Jean Melvin's family are as baffled as LA police over her death

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Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, was shot dead on Sunday night in Los Angeles
The gunman crept up on her, pulled the trigger and then drove off
Investigators have yet to find any leads and the killing remains a mystery
Her father Bernie said she had 'never been happier' before she was shot

Published: 06:06 EST, 9 July 2015 | Updated: 10:42 EST, 9 July 2015

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The family of a Hollywood production assistant gunned down in front of her boyfriend have said she was 'the happiest she had ever been'.

Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, was shot dead on Sunday night in Los Angeles when a gunman crept up on her and pulled the trigger.

The suspect then made his getaway in a black Sedan and is still at large according to police.

Investigators have yet to find any leads or tips in the case and the shooting remains a mystery.

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Carrie Jean Melvin, 30, was killed on Sunday night when a gunman crept up behind her and shot her in the head as she was strolling with her boyfriend near Sunset Boulevard

Miss Melvin is taken by medical personnel on a stretcher after being shot dead by an unidentified shooter

Carrie Melvin was a Hollywood production assistant who recently became CEO of a branding and social media company

Miss Melvin, who grew up in Morro Bay, California, had moved to Hollywood four years earlier and worked as a waitress and bartender.

She had recently set up an online business and wanted to work in film, radio and digital media.

Her father, Bernie, said she had 'never been happier' before her life was brutally cut short on Sunday.

'Carrie was the happiest she has ever been...we knew this. She was with someone she loved. She was where she wanted to be, and her life was taken', he told KTLA.

He added: 'It's such an incredible, senseless loss. We're devastated.'

He revealed how his daughter had finished work and was on the way to dinner with her boyfriend when she was shot dead less than a half-block from their home.

The family does not believe the victim's boyfriend was involved in the crime and he is continuing to cooperate with the police.

Woman shot dead while walking with boyfriend in Hollywood

Police say Melvin, pictured with friends, had no known enemies and police have no leads as to who the killer might be

The suspect is described as a black man in his mid-20s, about six feet tall, and wearing a dark hooded jacket.

An LAPD spokeswoman said the motive for the shooting remained a mystery, with no immediate evidence as to whether the killing was a random act of violence or a targeted attack.

Police say the shooter targeted Miss Melvin and not her boyfriend but they do not know why.

Homicide Detective John Skaggs said: 'On one hand, she didn’t have any known enemies. On the other hand, it looks like it was directed toward her... we’re looking at all angles.'

Skaggs said the shooting was 'alarming' because of the nature of the violence.

Police Commander Andrew Smith told the Los Angeles Times investigators were not aware of any similar shootings, leading them to believe it was 'an isolated incident'.

The shooting along Sunset Boulevard (pictured) appears to have been an 'isolated incident'

Friends and family of the victim struggle to understand why someone killed Miss Melvin in what appeared to be a random attack

According to Miss Melvin's Facebook page she studied Film and Media Production at the University of Santa Cruz .

Melvin's LinkedIn says she worked as a production assistant for Frederic Golchan Productions.

She was most recently employed as CEO at Web to World Media, a branding and social media company where she worked for two months.

Eight people have been killed in the last year within a mile of Sunday's shooting, which occurred three blocks from the intersection of Highland Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard.

It is near Grauman's Chinese Theatre, the Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Dolby Theatre complex where the Oscars are held each year.

Faden said detectives were searching the area near the murder scene for possible witnesses and surveillance cameras which may have captured the shooting.