Overview

• The 33-year-old, known online as Ariela Lalangosta, was found shot in her car on the Cross County Parkway near the Broad Street exit Sunday around 8 a.m.
• Westchester County Police say the homicide appears targeted rather than random, with no arrests announced to date.
• Investigators are working with District Attorney Susan Cacace’s office as they review contacts tied to her nightlife work and social media presence.
• Family say she left Ikon New York around 4:30 a.m.; she was a mother of two with more than 550,000 Instagram followers.
• Opus Lounge, where she worked as a hostess, closed for a night in her honor as a memorial formed, and public figures including Tekashi 6ix9ine and Cardi B posted tributes.