In 2019, 18-year-old Nadria Wright was fatally shot after leaving a McDonald’s on Columbia’s Business Loop following what family described as a trip for a milkshake. The shooting ended her life and prompted a criminal investigation by local authorities.

The probe produced an arrest: Javion Lawhorn. He faced a murder charge in connection with Wright’s death; later court proceedings resulted in a conviction through an Alford plea to involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault, with a seven-year prison sentence imposed. Wright’s mother, Shaunda Hamilton, said she felt shocked and disappointed upon learning about the plea and that she had not been notified by the prosecutor’s office.

The case closed one chapter for the family but left complex emotions in its wake. If anyone knew Nadria, saw her that day in Columbia, or has information that wasn’t already shared with investigators, please come forward and share what you know.