Seven-year-old Taylor Hayes of Baltimore was struck by a bullet while sitting in the back of a Honda Accord on July 5, 2018, in the 500 block of Lyndhurst Street. Shell casings from at least two different firearms were found at the scene. A bullet entered her back; she was treated at the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center and died on July 19, 2018.

Police say the shooting grew out of a traffic dispute between the driver of Taylor’s car and 29-year-old Keon Gray. Authorities allege Gray circled the block and opened fire on the vehicle; prosecutors say the bullet intended for the driver instead struck Taylor. The driver, Darnell Holmes, was later arrested on narcotics and handgun charges after a .40-caliber handgun was found in the car but was not charged in connection with Taylor’s shooting. Gray was arrested in Anne Arundel County in August 2018 and charged with Taylor’s murder; his then-girlfriend, Daneka McDonald, was arrested and charged as an accessory after the fact.

A jury found Keon Gray guilty of second-degree murder and several gun charges in August 2019; in October 2019 he received a 75-year sentence. Does anyone have information about the July 5, 2018 shooting or Taylor’s last known movements that could help clarify what happened?