Rayquann Deonte Jernigan was 17 when a confrontation at the Riverview Apartments on College Avenue in Athens, Georgia, ended in his death on the morning of Sunday, June 25, 2017. Jernigan, who used the chosen name Ava Le'Ray Barrin among friends, was visiting the complex when a dispute between two friend groups escalated.

Police say 21-year-old Jalen Breon Brown fired a warning shot from a second-floor apartment into the parking lot, then a confrontation in the lot ended with Brown allegedly shooting Jernigan once in the chest. Emergency crews found Jernigan unresponsive; he died of the single gunshot wound. Officers located Brown inside the complex, recovered the weapon, and arrested him; detectives concluded witness accounts did not support his claim of self-defense. Brown was charged with murder and aggravated assault and held without bond.

Jernigan’s death was noted by advocacy groups as highlighting violence against transgender women of color. Does anyone have information about that morning at Riverview Apartments or knew Rayquann?