A 35-year-old Black transgender woman known as Kandis Capri, born Dedrick Gaines, was shot multiple times and died after being found in a west Phoenix apartment complex parking lot near 45th Avenue and Thomas Road on August 11, 2015. First responders took her to a hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Witnesses reported seeing a Black man walking away from the scene shortly after the shooting, but that lead has not produced an arrest.

The Phoenix Police Department said it had no evidence to classify the killing as a hate crime, though Capri’s family and LGBTQ advocates feared her gender identity may have been a motive. The pattern of gunshot wounds to both her front and back led her mother to believe the attack was personal rather than random. Capri had recently re-engaged with church, enrolled in theology classes at South Mountain Community College, and was living comfortably as a woman; friends and community members held a candlelight vigil and raised funds to assist with funeral expenses.

Who has information about that night or about anyone seen near 45th Avenue and Thomas Road on August 11, 2015?