On July 8, 2022, 4-year-old Journei Ny’Kole Elizabeth Tolbert was fatally shot while attending a vigil on Princeton Street near downtown Akron. Shots were fired into the crowd gathered to honor a teen killed in 2021; 40-year-old Johnny Gaiter was also killed. Police say a total of 34 rounds were fired from three different guns.

Detectives have linked the gun used in Journei’s killing to a separate shooting nine days earlier on Talbot Avenue and say the incidents may be connected to a feud between two groups in North and West Akron. Investigators released photos of a dark-colored SUV seen at both scenes and have identified the vehicle’s owner, but no arrests or charges have been announced.

The family remembers Journei as a bubbly, dancing girl who loved lip gloss, TikTok, and the color pink. Does anyone who was in the area that night or who recognizes the SUV have information to share with Akron police?