Aariah Henry, 16, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of a Sunday in Reserve, Louisiana. She was a passenger in a black Dodge Challenger with five others when a silver car pulled alongside on Airline Highway and opened fire. Investigators describe the attack as targeted but do not believe Aariah or the two other females in the Challenger were the intended victims; she was struck by gunfire and later pronounced dead.

St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office recovered and processed both the Challenger and a 2015 gray Kia Optima found in Garyville as the suspected shooter’s vehicle. A barrier in the probe has been the lack of cooperation from the three adult male passengers who were in the car with Aariah. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

Anyone who has information about the shooting or the vehicles involved is asked to contact investigators to help bring those responsible to justice?