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Seven-year-old Kirsten Lakiyah Williams was playing outside her Memphis home on the evening of Friday, April 10, 2015, when a vehicle approached and multiple rounds were fired. Kirsten was struck in the head and was later found lying in the driveway by nearby children after the shooting stopped.

Investigators determined the attack was gang-related and that Kirsten was not the intended target. The shooting was reportedly retaliation for a shooting on the same street the night before; the intended target was someone at the residence where Kirsten had been playing.

Three men — Carl Johnson, 19, Jordan Clayton, 21, and Branden Brookins, 19 — were arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Police said all three were members of local gangs and that Clayton and Brookins had prior records. Does anyone have information about Kirsten, her family, or about that block in April 2015 that could help clarify what happened?