Tyann Dashiya Adkins was 14 when she was shot and killed on March 29, 2014, at the Poinciana Apartments in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati. She was the daughter of Donita Adkins and Tyrone Whitehead and was remembered by family as a vibrant young girl; her grandmother Leatress Long called her her heart. Friends and relatives left pink balloons and flowers outside the apartment complex after the shooting.

The shooter was also 14. He was charged with reckless homicide and having weapons under disability, turned himself in, and was later sentenced to two years in juvenile detention but could serve only one year, with the judge allowing a judicial release hearing after that period. Tyann’s family said the sentence felt like a slap on the wrist.

Does anyone have memories of Tyann, the Poinciana Apartments, or information about that night that could help the family’s quest for answers?