Nevaeh Smallwood, a 13-year-old honor roll student described by family as a girly girl and a TikTok queen, was fatally shot at a north St. Louis County home in the 10200 block of Lynncrest Court just before 4 p.m. on a Tuesday. St. Louis County police found Nevaeh with an apparent gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Loved ones held a vigil in Dellwood to remember her and voiced devastation and frustration with gun violence; an aunt urged young people to put the guns down.

Police treated the incident as a homicide and took a juvenile male into custody. The suspect was identified as Nevaeh’s 14-year-old boyfriend and his case was to be handled by Family Court. A great-aunt expressed a belief that the shooting was accidental; reports otherwise describe it as a homicide.

If anyone knew Nevaeh or has information about what happened that afternoon, please come forward.