Alexis Marie Mitchell was 16 and a sophomore at Raytown South High School when she was shot in the Park Meadows Apartments on the 7900 block of Manchester Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. The shooting happened on the evening of Wednesday, December 13, 2017; she was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and died on Friday, December 15, 2017.

Police reported that one person was taken into custody immediately after the shooting, but no name, motive, arrests, suspects, or charges have been publicly released since. Family and friends held a vigil wearing her favorite colors, red and black, and released red balloons in her memory. They described Alexis as sweet, quiet, athletic and a loving daughter and sibling.

Who knew Alexis or might have information about what happened that night?