Jessica Smith, 29, was shot to death on October 17, 2018, in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was found with a gunshot wound to the head behind a laundry business near the intersection of Central Avenue and Eastcrest Avenue at about 11:20 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The initial investigation did not identify suspects. Two teenagers were later arrested in connection with the case. One of them, Yamina Rookard, was 17 at the time; she was arrested on December 12, 2018, charged with murder and robbery with a dangerous weapon, and later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received an 80 to 108 month prison sentence. The other suspect’s name was not released because of age.

The case record describes the shooting as arising from a violent altercation that left Jessica shot in the back of the head. Does anyone have information about that incident or knew Jessica and can help fill in what happened that night?