Precious Dawn Jinae Aijalon Yvette Alex‑Talamaivao, known as Precious or Nae Nae, was 15 when she was killed in her home in Anchorage on April 1, 2014. She was asleep in her bedroom around 3:15 a.m. when someone fired multiple shots through the window; Precious was fatally struck while another child in the home suffered a nonfatal gunshot wound to the foot. She was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead shortly thereafter.

Police linked the shooting to two men, Lammar Burney, 32, and Jamal Townsend, 28, who were charged with first‑degree murder, second‑degree murder, first‑degree attempted murder, and second‑degree assault. A 21‑year‑old woman, Karlie West, was arrested and charged with second‑degree murder and second‑degree assault for driving the vehicle used that night. Investigators say Townsend had a previous dispute with Precious’s father over a marijuana transaction; that conflict reportedly escalated and led to the April 1 attack. Ballistics matched a .40‑caliber pistol found in the vehicle to the scene.

At trial in October 2017 a jury convicted Burney and Townsend on counts including first‑degree murder; Burney received 67 years and Townsend 87 years. Karlie West pleaded guilty to manslaughter in exchange for testimony against them. What unanswered questions remain about that night, or did anyone in Mountain View see the vehicle circling the block before the shooting?