Janel Hamilton was 19 and living in Pembroke Pines, Florida, when she was shot and killed on October 13, 2015. She had recently moved from London to live with her godmother and was planning to begin law school in January. The shooting occurred just after 10 p.m. on North Douglas Road near Taft Street while she was at home watching television.

Police reports say 23-year-old Hashim Pew, the godmother’s son, shot Hamilton from behind as she sat on a couch, then approached and fired a second time. Family members at the scene, including Kevin Pew and Eric Ortiz, subdued Hashim Pew and took the .45 caliber semiautomatic handgun from him; that gun had been stolen during a 2008 vehicle burglary in central Florida. Hashim Pew was arrested at the scene and charged with first-degree premeditated murder. Motive has not been released.

Janel’s uncle Winston Hamilton described her as brilliant and kind-hearted; her mother traveled from the UK after the killing. Does anyone have information about Janel or the events of that night?