On August 11, 2021, 8-year-old DaNilya Bankhead and her 27-year-old mother, Terri Bankhead, were found bound and fatally shot inside their St. Louis apartment on Pleasant Street. Terri’s mother discovered the scene after she could not reach her daughter. Police said the double killing appeared to be a targeted attack.

Family described Terri as a charismatic, funny single mother who loved her daughter, and DaNilya as a young girl whose life was cut short. Investigators linked the killings to an 18-year-old suspect, Prinshun McClain, who was arrested days after the discovery. Authorities also connected McClain to the shooting death of 26-year-old Victoria Manisco the day before the Bankheads were found.

The case raised questions about why the building and its residents were targeted and what, if any, connection existed between the victims and the suspect. Anyone with information about the victims, the apartment building on Pleasant Street, or the days leading up to August 11, 2021, is asked to come forward.