Akyra Monet Murray was 18 when she was killed on June 12, 2016, at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. A recent graduate of West Catholic Preparatory High School in Philadelphia, she ranked third in her class and had accepted a full basketball scholarship to Mercyhurst University. Akyra had traveled to Orlando to celebrate her graduation.

On the night of the shooting she was at Pulse with her cousin Tiara Parker and their friend Patience Carter. Akyra and Patience initially escaped the club but went back when they could not find Tiara; Akyra was shot and later died, the youngest victim of the attack. The gunman, Omar Mateen, was killed by police at the scene; no other suspects were charged in connection with Akyra’s death.

Does anyone who knew Akyra or her family have memories or details they can share that might help remember her life?