MaKayla MK Bryant was a 22-year-old graduate student at Florida A&M University when she was fatally shot on the afternoon of January 26, 2022. A magna cum laude criminal justice graduate who was pursuing a master’s in community psychology, she was active on campus as a former FAMU cheerleading captain, a Delta Sigma Theta member, and treasurer of Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society. Family and friends described her as a bright, inspiring presence.

According to the Tallahassee Police Department, MaKayla was a passenger in a car when a man identified as Khalil Ogilvie approached to attempt a robbery during a drug-related meeting at the Providence Pointe apartment complex. A struggle over a gun ended when it discharged, striking MaKayla in the chest. She was taken to a hospital and died of her injuries. Ogilvie was arrested and charged with first-degree felony murder; the driver and MaKayla’s partner, Precious Charlton, was also arrested and initially charged in connection with the incident.

Prosecutors later dropped the third-degree murder charge against Charlton in July 2022 but pursued drug charges. Ogilvie went to trial in February 2024 and was convicted of a lesser charge, resolving the case legally as of that trial date.

Did anyone who knew MaKayla or saw activity around Providence Pointe on January 26, 2022, come forward with information?