Taylor Sorera Smith, a 14-year-old girl from Mount Holly, North Carolina, was shot to death on April 3, 2017, around 3 p.m. She was found in River Street Park on N. River Street off E. Charlotte Avenue with gunshot wounds and later died at the hospital. The park, usually used by local children, became the scene of a devastating crime that shook the community.

Investigators reported Taylor knew her assailant. An 18-year-old, Darvon Fletcher, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder; Fletcher and Taylor had driven together to the park from Charlotte. A second teenager, 17-year-old Eric Deon Combs, later turned himself in to the Montgomery County, Ohio Sheriff’s Office, was extradited to North Carolina, and was also charged with first-degree murder. The motive has not been disclosed. A GoFundMe was set up to help cover funeral costs and authorities asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Taylor, saw her on April 3, 2017, or has information about who was with her that day, please share what is known.