Keaira Palmer was 15 when she was killed in a drive-by shooting in Decatur, Georgia, on August 3, 2016, just two weeks before her 16th birthday. She had been walking out of a convenience store on Glenwood Road with three other people when gunfire erupted. Keaira was struck in the neck, rushed to a nearby hospital, and died of her injuries. Her mother, who heard the shots from home, arrived as Keaira was being loaded into an ambulance and later said she believed she witnessed her daughter’s last breath. The three men who were with Keaira were also shot but survived.

Investigators tied the shooting to a feud between rival gangs. Authorities said the attack was retaliation planned by Tahja T. Williams, known as Mayhem, an alleged high-ranking member of the Six Deuce Brim Bloods, after Williams had been robbed and the robbers bragged about it. In the week after the killing, law enforcement announced arrests in the case. Several adults and two juveniles were taken into custody and charged with offenses including felony murder, aggravated assault, and criminal gang activity. If anyone knew Keaira, the people she was with that night, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.