Nashville high school senior Vastoria Lucas, 19, was fatally shot on the afternoon of March 28, 2017, while walking home from a basketball game in the James Cayce Homes housing project. She was struck multiple times in the chest and legs in a daylight attack that occurred near a playground where children were present, shocking the neighborhood.

Police quickly identified a suspect, Kevin Smith, described as someone known to Vastoria and her family. Smith was arrested a short time after the shooting and, according to reports, confessed. Accounts say the attack may have been linked to an altercation three years earlier in which Vastoria defended herself against an assault by Smith. Her funeral drew family, friends, and community members who remembered her as a talented and good-hearted young woman.

Kevin Smith was convicted of murder and received a sentence of life in prison plus ten years. Does anyone who knew Vastoria or saw her in the James Cayce Homes area around March 28, 2017, have information that hasn’t been shared with investigators?