On the evening of October 13, 2019, 22-year-old Tyra Harris was shot in the back in the courtyard of an apartment complex on the 2900 block of Samuel Shepard Drive in Midtown St. Louis. Neighbors reported hearing a single gunshot around 7:00 p.m., followed by a loud scream. Emergency responders pronounced Harris dead at the scene.

Homicide detectives canvassed the area and obtained security footage from the complex showing a large group in the courtyard at the time. Review of that video led investigators to a witness who identified the shooter as David Aaron, described in reports as someone Harris had previously dated. Police arrested 24-year-old David Aaron and the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged him with first-degree murder and armed criminal action; a judge ordered him held without bond.

Harris’s family said she was sweet and hardworking, and her grandmother Keena Yancey spoke of the family’s heartbreak and hope for justice. If anyone saw or heard anything that night or knew Tyra’s movements around 7:00 p.m., please share what you know.