Kenyatta Madeline Woolridge, a 37-year-old Black woman and mother of a son named Willie A. Woolridge, was fatally wounded in a double shooting in New Orleans’ 7th Ward on Monday, January 23, 2012. She was shot during the early-morning exchange of gunfire and died of her injuries the following day; her death was ruled a homicide.

Family and friends held a funeral service at the Star of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church to mourn her loss. The circumstances that led to the shooting and the identity of anyone responsible remain unclear. If anyone has information about what happened that morning in the 7th Ward or about Kenyatta’s case, please come forward and share what you know.