Amdrella Cartel, a 27-year-old Black woman from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, was killed in the early morning hours of June 17, 2023, when gunfire erupted in the 600 block of North Plum Street near East Frederick Street. Lancaster City police were called just before 3:00 a.m.; officers found Cartel dead at the scene from a gunshot wound. The Lancaster County Coroner recorded her time of death as 6:13 a.m. and attributed the death to a firearm-related injury.

Two other adults were treated at a local hospital for gunshot wounds described as non-life-threatening. Detectives focused on the North Plum Street scene, interviewing witnesses and seeking surveillance footage. Investigators identified 20-year-old Timothy Allen of Lancaster as the alleged shooter and obtained an arrest warrant charging him with criminal homicide, criminal attempted homicide, aggravated assault, ten counts of recklessly endangering another person, and carrying a firearm without a license. Allen later turned himself in to Lancaster City police and was taken into custody on those charges.

Friends described Cartel, known as Rella, as genuine, sweet, and silly, with a smile that brightened those around her. Who has information about that night or knew Amdrella that could help fill in what happened?