Tashari Nelson was 23 when she was shot in the head and later declared brain dead after a shooting in the 3700 block of Jackson Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri on April 24, 2016. Police were called about 2 a.m. and found her on the pavement next to the driver’s side of a parked vehicle; several people were trying to help her before first responders arrived. She was taken to a hospital and kept on life support so organs could be donated.

Nelson was a mother of three daughters, ages six, four, and two. She had worked as a certified nurse assistant after completing a Job Corps program and planned to continue her nursing studies to work in hospice care. The same shooting also wounded another woman, who was taken to the hospital in a private vehicle and was expected to recover.

Police say Nelson called a male acquaintance for a ride after being attacked; when he arrived an unknown assailant opened fire, and he took cover. No arrests or suspects have been publicly named and the investigation remains open. If anyone knew Tashari or has information about that night on Jackson Avenue, please come forward.