Shantavia Briana Reddick was 26 when she was killed on September 9, 2023, in Spring, Texas. A third-grade teacher at Smith Elementary in Spring Independent School District, she had been Rookie Teacher of the Year for 2021–2022, held a bachelor’s degree from Prairie View A&M University and had recently completed a master’s at Texas Southern University. She went to help a friend who was trying to leave an alleged abusive relationship at the Belvedere at Springwoods Village apartment complex and was shot and killed there; her dog was also shot and killed.

The shooter, 28-year-old Dimitri Humphrey, fled in a white Jeep Wrangler and was later located in Houston. When officers tried to arrest him on September 20, 2023, he opened fire and was fatally shot by police after a moving gun battle; no officers were injured. Reddick’s students, colleagues and the community were reported to be deeply affected by her death.

Does anyone have information about Reddick, her work at Smith Elementary, or the events that evening?