Monica Joy Karen Lynne Holley was a 14-year-old eighth grader at Highland Park Middle School when she was killed by gunfire on October 4, 2023, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Her family described her as bright, bubbly and funny, active in volleyball, track and musical theater; she had recently joined the school track team. The shooting occurred around 7:45 p.m. in the 1200 block of Hazelwood Street during an exchange of gunfire that also wounded three other young women, ages 13, 15 and 19.

Paramedics took the victims to hospital; Monica succumbed to her injuries while the others suffered non-life-threatening wounds. Responding officers found dozens of shell casings at the scene, and the incident was the city’s 27th homicide that year. Investigators sought surveillance footage and witnesses, and as of the initial reports no arrests or suspect identifications had been announced.

If anyone knew Monica or saw activity on Hazelwood Street that evening, please share information with investigators.