Tarci Lysius, 44, was fatally shot inside the Hearts of Love Nightclub in East New York, Brooklyn, in the early morning hours of August 28, 2022. Surveillance footage shows an initial confrontation outside the club, then a woman in white circling Lysius before the struggle moved indoors. The assailant, identified as 44-year-old Deonne Kirkland, is seen on video grabbing Lysius; the firearm became entangled in Lysius’s wig, Kirkland removed the wig and then shot Lysius once in the head, killing her.

Lysius was a mother of four. Her family publicly called for justice in the weeks after the killing, frustrated that no arrest was made immediately despite the surveillance evidence. An arrest was later made: Kirkland was charged with murder. When confronted by reporters, Kirkland denied involvement and said the videos had been photoshopped.

Anyone who knew Tarci or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.