Shmyia Lashea Ley was 19 when she was fatally shot in Jackson, Tennessee, in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day 2023. The shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m. at the north end of Fair Acres Cove. Emergency personnel took her to Jackson-Madison County General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

The Jackson Police Department opened a homicide investigation and has appealed to the public for information, asking anyone who was in the area around the time of the shooting to contact the department’s major crimes division or the local Crime Stoppers line for anonymous tips.

Her funeral service was held January 14, 2023, at Cedar Hill Full Gospel Church in Humboldt, Tennessee, and she was buried at Porter's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.

If anyone was near Fair Acres Cove on the night of December 31–January 1 or has information that could help identify suspects, please contact Jackson Police.