Tionna Rowland was 15 when she was killed on May 11, 2019, in Billings, Montana. Described as outgoing and warm, she enjoyed basketball, longboarding, and swimming with her mother and brothers, and had hoped to volunteer at an animal shelter and become a veterinarian.

Tionna was at a friend’s house with other teenagers when a 15-year-old boy at the residence was handling a rifle with a jammed round. While attempting to dislodge the stuck bullet, the firearm discharged and struck Tionna in the head. Two boys ran from the home to get help from women who were outside; emergency services were called but Tionna’s injuries proved fatal.

In November 2019 the boy who fired the rifle was charged with negligent homicide in juvenile court; prosecutors said no one else was expected to be charged. Who knew Tionna or was at that gathering and can share what happened that day?