12 residents share rewards for tips in 2 killings

Twelve Los Angeles County residents will share $50,000 in reward money for supplying tips in two killings.

Two people provided information about the murder of Melody Ross - who was shot in 2009 after a homecoming football game at Wilson High School in Long Beach - and testified in the trial that followed.

Tom Vinson was convicted of first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder and attempted involuntary manslaughter. In December, he was sentenced to 155 years to life in prison. Davion Davis pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was given an eight-year sentence in exchange for his testimony.

The two witnesses will split $20,000 evenly.

Ten other witnesses will evenly split $30,000 for supplying tips that helped convict Ryan Moore in the 2006 drive-by shooting death of 10-year-old David Marcial, 22-year-old Larry Marcial and 17-year-old Luis Cervantes in front of their home near Central Avenue and 49th Street in South Los Angeles.