Sherita Hamilton was 19 when she was killed in a shooting on October 30, 2012, in the Wynnefield Heights neighborhood of Philadelphia. The shooting happened in the doorway of her aunt and uncle’s home on the 1700 block of North Aberdeen Street while Hamilton was babysitting seven young cousins aged two to eleven. She was struck in the head and died at the scene.

Authorities say a man being chased by two armed men ran up to the house and tried to force his way inside. As Hamilton opened the door, gunfire erupted; investigators believe Hamilton was not the intended target and that the gunmen were aiming at the fleeing individual. The man who had been chased was later taken into custody while police continued searching for the shooters.

Hamilton had recently started college and hoped to become a nurse; her aunt described her as devoted to helping others and active in her church. A memorial of stuffed animals and messages grew on the porch where she was killed. Does anyone who knew Sherita or who was in Wynnefield Heights that night have information that could help clarify what happened?