Markia Michelle Harris-Booth was 30 when she was shot and killed in Schenectady on the afternoon of December 13, 2014. She was sitting in the backseat of a car with her 8-month-old son near State and Elder streets when she was struck multiple times in the torso; the infant was not harmed. Police were summoned after several reports of a shooting and Harris-Booth was taken to Ellis Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Witnesses reported seeing a man flee the scene. Modest was arrested and charged in connection with the killing and later pleaded guilty, receiving a sentence of 23 years to life. Harris-Booth was a mother of four and worked at SAFE Inc., a shelter for homeless youth.

If anyone knew Markia or has information about the shooting or the events leading up to it, please share what you know.