Makayla Dennard was 15 when she was shot in a drive-by while sitting in a vehicle on West 36th Street in Riviera Beach, Florida, on December 23, 2016. She was wounded in the attack and died two days later, on December 25, 2016. Her cousin, 20-year-old Nikobra Stringer, was also wounded in the same incident.

Three people were indicted in connection with the shooting: Torrance Smith, Walter Brooms, and Tiyone Samuels. Smith and Brooms, who were 18 and 16 at the time of the shooting, were charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Prosecutors described the shooting as retaliation tied to earlier gunfire that day, and said Makayla was an unintended victim.

At trial, the defenses for Smith and Brooms said their clients had been fired upon first and argued the fatal shot came from someone across the street. In April 2022 a jury found Smith and Brooms not guilty of first-degree murder. The trial for Samuels was scheduled later in 2022. Anyone with information about Makayla, that night, or the people involved is asked to come forward.