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Taylor Hayden was 25 when she was killed in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early morning hours of July 23, 2016. A recent graduate of Prairie View A&M University who had just started a new career, she was visiting from Houston for a weekend with friends and was waiting for a ride outside the Anchor Down Grille & Lounge in Buckhead when a dispute between two groups of men in the parking lot escalated into gunfire. Hayden was struck by a stray bullet, taken to a nearby hospital, and later died; authorities say she was an innocent bystander and not the intended target.

Investigators believe the fatal shot may have come from a white Cadillac Escalade that left the scene after the altercation with occupants of an Audi, but the probe was immediately hampered by a lack of cooperation from witnesses in the crowded parking lot. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, a reward produced no breakthroughs, and the case is now considered cold but remains open. Her father and her brother, a Minnesota state senator, have continued to appeal for information.

If anyone was at Anchor Down Grille & Lounge the morning of July 23, 2016, or has information about the vehicles or individuals involved, can you help investigators bring justice for Taylor?