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Vianca Janee Harris was 15 when she was found dead in a family member’s apartment at the Valley Forge Apartments in the Whitehaven neighborhood of Memphis on March 14, 2016. She was five weeks pregnant and had been spending the night with a friend. Investigators determined she died of a gunshot to the head.

Authorities arrested 24-year-old Terry Turner, an acquaintance of the family. Witnesses said Turner took a 12-gauge shotgun from a closet, loaded it, and fired, striking Vianca. Turner told police the shooting was accidental, saying Vianca had been playing with the gun and it discharged as he tried to take it from her; neighbors also reported hearing a fight before the fatal shot.

Turner was charged with second-degree murder, but those charges were later dismissed for lack of prosecution; the District Attorney’s Office did not take the case to a grand jury. Does anyone have information about Vianca, the apartment, or the events that night that could help her family get answers?