On January 12, 2022, 17-year-old Timya Jackson, a Black female, was fatally shot in Memphis, Tennessee. The shooting happened on New Horn Lake Road during a dispute involving Timya’s sister, Maria Jackson, and Maria’s 16-year-old ex-boyfriend. Timya was inside a bedroom with her sister when a confrontation escalated and a shot was fired through the bedroom door, striking Timya; she died at the scene.

A 20-year-old man named Cartavious Reed allegedly gave the ex-boyfriend a firearm, and the ex-boyfriend reportedly threatened to shoot someone in the bedroom. The alleged shooter, identified as Nickolas Kelley, fled but was later located and taken into custody. The 16-year-old was charged with reckless homicide, tampering with or fabricating evidence, evading arrest, and reckless endangerment; Reed was charged with two counts of attempted facilitation of second-degree murder. The case is proceeding through the legal system.

Does anyone have information about the incident or knew Timya and her family?