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Tashawna Gaines, 21, was killed in Dayton, Ohio, on August 17, 2016. Gaines was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at North Gettysburg Avenue and West Third Street when an unknown assailant fired into the car. Both Gaines and the 36-year-old male driver were shot multiple times and taken to Miami Valley Hospital in critical condition; Gaines died of her injuries and the driver survived.

Investigators said the shooters fled in a dark-colored sedan. The investigation led to the arrest of Robert Laurence Williams. Police released a description of the suspect vehicle and asked anyone with information to come forward. Gaines’ death was the fifth homicide in Dayton that August and was noted as part of a series of violent incidents in the city at the time.

If anyone has information about the shooting at North Gettysburg and West Third on August 17, 2016, please share what you know.