Aliv’eyah Livey Chandler was an 11-year-old Black girl who was killed inside a home on Chatsworth Way in Columbus, Ohio, on May 27, 2026. Her mother, 33-year-old Shalimar Green, was also found dead in the same residence after relatives asked authorities to perform a welfare check; a relative had entered the home before police arrived and discovered both victims. Columbus police and Truro Township Fire medics pronounced them deceased at the scene.

Investigators say both victims suffered multiple stab wounds and gunshot wounds. Officers recovered bullet casings, a blood-covered knife, and clothing belonging to Derrick M. Green that was soaked in blood. Authorities say Derrick Green fled before officers arrived but was located by SWAT and taken into custody the same evening.

Family, classmates, teachers, and neighbors held vigils outside the home; nearly 100 people attended, leaving candles, flowers and stuffed animals. Aliv’eyah had just graduated from sixth grade in the Groveport Madison Local School District and was remembered as kind, smart and funny. If anyone knew Aliv’eyah, Shalimar, or the family and can help investigators, please share what you know.