Jewell Jefferson was 16 and at home on Great Meadows Road in Lithonia, Georgia, on the evening of November 27, 2017, when she was shot in her bedroom around 7 p.m. Her mother, Takecha Jacks, and Jacks’ boyfriend were elsewhere in the house and heard the gunshot; they found Jewell bleeding in bed. She was taken to a hospital but did not survive.

Investigators said the person in the room was a 17-year-old male Jewell knew. Police reported he fled the house instead of remaining to help; later accounts said he was seen standing over Jewell after the shot and that he hid a handgun under the bed before leaving. Warrants described by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution say Carl Moore, 17, told police the .40-caliber gun discharged accidentally while Jewell was handing it to him, but investigators said that account did not match the scene or the bullet trajectory. Police said Moore turned himself in and was charged with malice murder and with possession of a pistol or revolver by a person under 18.

Jewell’s family and friends described her as full of life with plans ahead. Does anyone have information about Jewell, the night of November 27, 2017, or contacts who might help the ongoing inquiry?