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Nitekka Nesha Lennear, a 27-year-old African American woman from Cocoa, Florida, was shot to death on September 1, 2020, after a confrontation that was live-streamed on Facebook. She had gone to an apartment complex on North Fiske Boulevard to confront her ex-girlfriend, Aniyah Thomas, about social media posts. Nitekka arrived with her current girlfriend; Thomas was at the apartment with a new partner, Leniquea Byrd.

The confrontation became physical and Byrd, 19, shot Nitekka multiple times. Thomas is heard on the video shouting shoot her during the altercation. Nitekka was found with multiple gunshot wounds, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead. The Cocoa Police Department investigated and arrested both Byrd and Thomas; Byrd was identified as the shooter and Thomas was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly inciting the violence.

The case drew attention because the killing was recorded and broadcast on social media and investigators used video, witness statements, and physical evidence as part of the probe. Did anyone in the Cocoa area see the livestream or have information about the events that night?