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On March 31, 2016, 28-year-old Airious Darling was shot and killed on a front porch in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Darling had been babysitting a one-year-old and was returning the child to the child’s father, Corey Gilbert, outside the residence when someone opened fire. The infant was unharmed.

Investigators concluded Darling was an innocent bystander and not the intended target. Police say the gunman came to the home to shoot Corey Gilbert after Gilbert allegedly threatened to report the gunman’s role in a prior robbery. The suspect was identified as Tavious Tipler, who was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting.

Tipler later entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder; prosecutors recommended a 25-year prison term as part of the plea agreement. Does anyone have information about Darling, Gilbert, or what led up to the confrontation that day?