Alexia Mayfield, 23, was found shot to death in an apartment on Nobles Avenue in west Charlotte on October 2, 2015. She was babysitting her niece when the killing occurred. Immanuel Felton, 25, identified as Alexia’s ex-boyfriend, was arrested and charged in connection with her death.

Felton told investigators he believed Alexia was seeing another man and thought someone was hiding in the apartment closet; he also said he had been on a seven-day drug binge and had gotten almost no sleep before the killing. Felton pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a 16-year prison sentence. Alexia’s family described their profound grief and the struggle to find peace after her death; they said they hoped Felton could change his life during his incarceration.

Anyone who knew Alexia or has information about her life in Charlotte is asked to share what they remember.