On the night of August 10, 2021, 15-year-old Ja’Nyi Weeden was shot on the 3700 block of Gelston Drive in Northwest Baltimore. Neighbors reported hearing six to eight gunshots. First responders took Ja’Nyi to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center after she suffered multiple wounds, including at least one to the head; she died a few days later.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a feud between two groups of teenage girls that escalated over several days via social media and face-to-face confrontations. On the night of the shooting, one group reportedly went to the home of a girl in the opposing group and began throwing rocks and bricks at the residence. A 16-year-old male, Zachariah Allison, allegedly came out of the house and fired; police say Ja’Nyi, who was present but reportedly not directly involved in the dispute, was struck in the back of the neck from about half a block away.

Ja’Nyi was days away from starting her sophomore year at Carver Vocational-Technical High School, where she studied cosmetology. Her family has expressed deep frustration with how the case was handled and believes additional charges should have been pursued.

Did anyone in the Gelston Drive area that night see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened?