Kiasha Clovis was 18 when she was shot dead in the late hours of February 13, 2015, in an Alexandria, Louisiana apartment she shared with a roommate. The fatal incident began during a dispute as Melissa Hayes was moving out; a phone call alleging threats by Kiasha’s boyfriend, 25-year-old Richard Prenell, brought Melissa’s brother, Mark Will Hayes, to the scene. He arrived to find a physical altercation between his sister and Kiasha.

He returned, saying he intended to eliminate witnesses, and fatally shot Kiasha. Police found both victims inside the apartment. A grand jury indicted Mark Will Hayes on two counts of second-degree murder in April 2015. He was tried in February 2017, convicted on both counts and received two concurrent life sentences; an appeal was later denied. The final disposition of any charges against Melissa Hayes is not available.

Did anyone who knew Kiasha, Richard, or the Hayes family witness tensions in the weeks before February 13?