In the autumn of 2009 in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Tyrina Cornwell, 20, was shot and killed on October 15, 2009. The shooting also injured Germany Warren; those injuries were charged as first-degree battery. Corey Liggins was tried before a Craighead County jury, convicted of first-degree murder in Cornwell’s death and of first-degree battery for Warren’s injuries.

Liggins was sentenced to 40 years for the first-degree murder, plus a 15-year firearm enhancement and a 10-year enhancement because the crime occurred in the presence of a child, bringing the murder total to 65 years. He also received a 20-year sentence for the first-degree battery of Germany Warren. The conviction was later reviewed by the Arkansas Supreme Court in Liggins v. State, with the conviction upheld on appeal.

If anyone knew Tyrina Cornwell or has information about the events of October 15, 2009, please share what you know.