Shamya A. Saultz was 15 when she was fatally shot in the head during a gathering at an apartment on West Welch Avenue in Columbus on June 6, 2019. The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. after an unidentified gunman entered the residence and opened fire. A 14-year-old boy wounded in the same incident was taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center and was listed in stable condition; Shamya was pronounced dead there at 3:52 a.m.

Her grandmother described the scene as having blood all over the floor. Shamya’s death was recorded as the city’s 49th homicide that year. Investigators reported they could not determine where the shots came from or how the shooter entered the apartment; neighbors suggested the unit may have been mistaken for another allegedly used for drug deals. Initially no arrests were announced; later two teenagers were charged in connection with the case: Sirrae Smith, 16, with reckless homicide, and Jaiden Mitchell, 14, with a firearm theft charge.

The Columbus Police Homicide Unit and Central Ohio Crime Stoppers asked anyone with information to come forward.