Karla Brown was 19 and four months pregnant when gunfire erupted in a mall breezeway in November 2023. She had gone to the Independence Center with friends to shop for clothes for her unborn son, whom she planned to name Max. During a confrontation between two groups, Brown was shot in the head; three others were also wounded. She was placed on life support and died about a week later. The unborn child likewise did not survive, and Karla’s organs were donated.

Investigators say the firearms used were never recovered, so evidence relied on shell casings and blood spatter. That investigation produced arrests: 21-year-old MarkAnthony Greer was initially charged with multiple weapons counts and an armed criminal action, with one charge later upgraded to second-degree murder; prosecutors dropped all charges against him in August 2024 after reviewing the evidence. A 19-year-old, Leandre Peterson Jr., faces a tampering with physical evidence charge. Karla’s family has filed a lawsuit against the mall and its security company alleging negligent security.

Are there details about that November day or about Karla’s time at the mall that anyone can help clarify?