On the evening of January 12, 2016, three armed men forced their way into an apartment on Haddon Avenue in Baltimore where 29-year-old Sierra Burley and her roommate Marvin Jeffers were inside. The intruders kicked and stomped the victims after forcing them to the floor while two of the men ransacked the apartment and a third stood guard. That guard opened fire; Sierra was struck six times in the head, neck, and chest and died within minutes when a bullet severed her carotid artery. Her roommate survived despite being shot twice in the head and once in the hand and was able to drive himself to a hospital.

The surviving roommate identified one of the assailants as Trace Hanse and later testified against him. Hanse was arrested, tried in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, and convicted on multiple counts including first-degree felony murder and first-degree burglary. He was sentenced to life in prison for Sierra’s murder, with additional consecutive sentences for handgun use and the assaults related to the attack.

If anyone knew Sierra, lived in that neighborhood, or has information about the break-in on Haddon Avenue, please share what you remember.