Candis Breanne Beckemeyer was 15 and from Shafter, California when she was shot and killed on April 22, 2018, two days before her 16th birthday. She was attending a house party at a vacant home on Santiago Court in South Bakersfield when someone opened fire in the backyard. Bakersfield police arrived about 1:30 a.m. and found Candis with multiple gunshot wounds; she was pronounced dead at the scene. A man at the party was also shot and survived with moderate to major injuries.

Candis was a sophomore at Shafter High School who hoped to become a nurse. Her family, including her mother Shanda Beckemeyer and her siblings, described her as vibrant and social and urged the public to help provide information. No arrests were announced immediately after the shooting, and investigators said Candis was an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire. The community organized support for the family, including a GoFundMe for funeral costs, grief counseling at the high school and a balloon release on what would have been her 16th birthday.

Does anyone who attended that party or who was in the neighborhood that night have information that could help bring justice for Candis?