Mykia Pernal was 16 when she was killed on June 7, 2008, in St. Louis, Missouri. She was sitting on a porch in the 5000 block of Cates Avenue with friends on a summer evening when gunfire erupted from a passing dark-colored sedan at about 10:30 p.m. Mykia was struck by multiple rounds and died despite immediate efforts to save her.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department opened an investigation, circulated the description of the dark-colored sedan, and canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses. The loss left Mykia’s family and community devastated.

If anyone was on or near Cates Avenue that night or has information about the dark-colored sedan, please come forward with what you know.