Lexus Jawanda Brice, 25, was found dead in her Mayfair home on the 4100 block of Levick Street on January 9, 2020. Her mother, concerned after not hearing from her that day, discovered the back door forced open and called police. Officers located Brice in a second-floor bedroom with a gunshot wound to the neck; medical personnel pronounced her dead. Investigators estimated the killing occurred between about 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

The bedroom showed signs of a struggle. Two of Brice’s legally owned 9mm handguns and two magazines were missing, and a single 9mm shell casing was recovered. Police explored a possible domestic dispute or a home-invasion robbery but had not identified suspects or made arrests at the time of the reports. A reward was later offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Brice worked as a home health care worker and a school bus driver for the Cheltenham School District and was a foster mother to three children. Her family — mother, sister, and brother — continues to seek justice. If anyone has information about what happened that day, please share it with investigators.