UPDATE: $10,000 Rewards Now Offered By L.A. County Supervisors (Motion by Knabe) In TWO LB Murders: (1) 4th/Cherry (Sor Phouam) (2) 300 block E. 56th St. (Heather Broadus)

(Feb. 1, 2011) -- On motion by L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today (Feb. 1) to authorize rewards of $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of the Jan. 22, 2011 murder of convenience store clerk Sor Phouam, 53, in the area of 4th St/Cherry Ave., as well as the August 30, 2010 murder of Heather Broadus, 27, found lying deceased in front of a residence in the 300 block of E. 56th St.

The L.A. County rewards come on top of a reward offered in the 4th/Cherry murder by the 4th St. Business Improvement District, which also set up a "chip in" fund to help the victim's family (LBReport.com coverage, click here. To view video of the suspects (from which the images below were taken, click here or on images below.

The August 2010 murder of Ms. Broadus remains puzzling. She was found shot in the upper torso, discovered a short distance away from her hotel room. "Detectives conducted an extensive investigation and were unable to identify the person (s) who killed the victim or determine the motive for the senseless killing," says a release from Supervisor Knabe's office, which adds that Detectives "feel it would be beneficial to offer a reward for both of these cases, which may prompt reluctant witnesses to come fowward and provide information to identify the individuals responsible for these crimes. They can remain anonymous."

The release says that anyone having any information related to either of these incidents is asked to contact the Long Beach Police Department's Homicide Division at (562) 570-7244.

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