Seventeen-year-old Shamia Mashae Little disappeared after an armed robbery at Douglas Williams Park in Shreveport, Louisiana, on the evening of July 6, 2021. She had been at the park with her teenage boyfriend when an armed man confronted and robbed them; the boyfriend ran to get help. When officers arrived Shamia was gone.

Her body was found behind a business about a quarter mile northwest of the park on July 12, 2021. An autopsy determined she died of a gunshot wound. The Shreveport Police Department and the FBI have both investigated the killing; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. The FBI is offering up to $50,000 for information leading to identification, arrest and conviction.

Family and the community have held vigils and issued public pleas for information as the case remains open. If anyone has information about Shamia’s movements that night or about the armed robbery near Douglas Williams Park, please come forward.