On a Tuesday evening in February 2019, 15-year-old An’janique Wright was shot and killed outside Central Academy of Excellence in Kansas City, Missouri, after attending a high school basketball game. Reports say an altercation inside the school led security to escort two groups out separately; after being told to leave, An’janique and her friends went into the parking lot where a van was waiting. Surveillance video shows a single shooter emerge from the vehicle, fire a handgun multiple times toward An’janique and the group, then return to the van and flee. An’janique was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Two women were arrested the next day: 21-year-old Jamya D. Norfleet and 18-year-old Taylor K. McMillon. An off-duty officer working security identified McMillon as the minivan driver; Norfleet was identified as the shooter and admitted to firing, saying she was concerned for friends’ safety. Norfleet was charged with second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action; McMillon faced charges including accessory to second-degree murder and hindering prosecution. The victim’s mother later filed a wrongful death suit against the school district, alleging safety policies were not followed. The funeral was disrupted by gunfire, though no one was injured.