Sixteen-year-old Skyteria Eva Nyasia Poston, known as Eva, was fatally shot while sitting in a car in front of her home on Roberts Street in Shelby, North Carolina, on November 9, 2021, at about 4 p.m. Her mother and two sisters were inside the house; after hearing gunfire they hit the floor and a 911 call was made. Skyteria’s sisters opened the front door to find her collapsing on the porch. She was taken to Atrium Health-Cleveland and pronounced dead.

A 20-year-old suspect, Santana Almont Eaves Jr., also from Shelby, was identified quickly. Eaves is described as a Black male, about 5 feet 6 inches tall, 130 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. Warrants were issued charging him with first-degree murder and discharging a weapon into an occupied vehicle. Witnesses have cooperated, and the U.S. Marshal’s Service has offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to his apprehension. Authorities say Eaves is considered armed and dangerous and allege he may be receiving assistance from acquaintances, warning that anyone harboring him could face charges.

Anyone with information about Skyteria or Santana Almont Eaves Jr. is urged to come forward.