Medina Knowles, 17, was fatally shot in the head inside her second-floor Schenectady apartment on September 15, 2016. She was a junior at Schenectady High School and hoped to become a cheerleader. At the time, her mother was asleep in another room; younger siblings and a 2-year-old son, Jahsiy, were also in the home. A neighbor reported hearing two gunshots and then the sound of Medina’s mother crying out that her daughter had been killed. Medina was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators focused on 19-year-old Raekwon Stover, described as having been in a short relationship with Medina. Friends of the family said Stover may have been upset about the possibility Medina was seeing someone else. Stover later turned himself in and was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and tampering with physical evidence. Prosecutors said Medina wanted to break free from his control; a jury convicted Stover of second-degree murder and the related charges, and he was sentenced in August 2017.

If anyone knew Medina, her circle, or has information about her last days, please share what might help shed light on what happened.