On the night of September 19, 2014, in Phenix City, Alabama, 17-year-old Tyrelle Nikieth Kynard was fatally shot after a party at the Central Activity Center. Known affectionately as Bally Rell, Kynard was a senior at Central High School and active in his community and Liberty Hill Baptist Church. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after midnight from a gunshot wound to the head.

In the days after the shooting, authorities arrested three teenagers. Martavious Miles, 17, was charged with murder; Carey Johnson, 16, and Joseph Thorpe, 16, were charged with attempted murder. Investigators said Johnson and Thorpe had recklessly fired weapons into a large crowd after the party. All three were to be charged as adults and were granted bond amounts—Miles at $1 million, Johnson and Thorpe at $500,000 each. The motive remained under investigation and no additional suspects had been identified.

If anyone has information about that night or knew Tyrelle, please come forward.