On the evening of Thursday, November 18, 2021, 13-year-old Maliyah Turner was fatally shot as she left band practice at the Lillian S. Jones Recreation Center on North Stricker Street in Baltimore. Maliyah attended Sandtown Winchester Achievement Academy and was the youngest of eleven siblings; her mother, Michelle Smith, described her as a good, happy kid who would give you the shirt off her back.

Baltimore City police list the case as an open and active investigation. No arrests have been made, and the family reports receiving no significant updates from city officials. Mayor Brandon Scott and others have urged anyone with information to come forward, and Metro Crime Stoppers has offered a reward for tips that lead to an arrest and charges.

Does anyone from the neighborhood or who attended the recreation center that night have information that could help bring answers to Maliyah’s family?