Aneesa Williams, 16, was fatally shot during a party in a remote area off Perkinsville Road, east of Chino Valley, Arizona, on a Sunday afternoon in June 2019. The gathering involved alcohol, and at one point a guest began firing a revolver. Nineteen-year-old Johnathan Rice of Chino Valley reportedly discharged a round while in the bed of a pickup truck that struck Aneesa in the head.

An off-duty police officer found the scene but could not reach authorities immediately because there was no cell service; by the time help was summoned Aneesa had been pronounced dead. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office responded and three males were initially detained for questioning. Johnathan Rice was later arrested and booked on a charge of second-degree murder; investigators said the probe was ongoing and additional charges could be possible.

If anyone was at that gathering or has information about what happened that afternoon, please come forward.