Dejah Daisy Joyner was 12 when she was struck by a stray bullet while eating dinner at her family home on Dartmouth Street in Hempstead, New York. The shooting happened at about 5 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2015; a single round came through the front window and hit her in the head. She was taken to Winthrop-University Hospital in Mineola in critical condition and died the next evening.

Investigators concluded the shot was not aimed at Dejah. Authorities said the gunfire stemmed from a gang-related dispute: a member of the Bloods allegedly fired from a vehicle, targeting the residence because he believed Dejah’s older brother had stolen a hoverboard from his younger brother. On January 10, 2016, 20-year-old Jakwan Keller of Hempstead was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Keller later pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in March 2018 and received a five- to 15-year sentence.

Dejah was described as a Girl Scout active in her church and school. Does anyone have information about Dejah or memories of the neighborhood in 2015 that could add context to this case?