Da’Rayla La’Shae Howard, 22, was fatally shot inside her home on Clearview Drive in Euclid, Ohio on December 10, 2020. She was treated at Euclid Hospital and pronounced dead the same day. Her young daughter was found unharmed at the scene when officers from the Euclid Police Department responded.

Stephan Alphonso Carr, 23, of Maple Heights, was arrested on December 15, 2020, in connection with Howard’s death. A Cuyahoga County grand jury indicted Carr on December 23, 2020; he was arraigned on December 24, 2020, and faced charges including aggravated murder, murder, aggravated burglary, and felonious assault with firearm specifications. Bond was set at $1 million and the case was assigned to Judge Ashley Kilbane, with a pretrial hearing scheduled for January 12, 2021.

Anyone who knew Da’Rayla, her routines, or who has information about the events on December 10, 2020, is asked to come forward.