Nalijah Nana Andrade was 17 when she was killed on the night of February 4, 2021, in adjoining rooms at the Regency Boston. The group in the rooms included several juveniles and young adults who were partying, drinking, and taking selfies when a 9mm semi-automatic pistol was brought into the gathering. Investigators say members of the group had been posing with the firearm and that the weapon was allegedly in the possession of a man named Kenny Jnleys.

At about 11:30 p.m., 21-year-old Messiah Leggett of Mattapan was reportedly handling the gun when Nalijah swatted at his hand; the gun discharged and a single round struck her in the head, killing her. Messiah Leggett was charged with involuntary manslaughter and unlawful possession of a firearm and was arraigned in Suffolk Superior Court; bail was set at $25,000 with home confinement and GPS monitoring. Kenny Jnleys faced firearm-related charges in connection with the incident.

Are there readers who knew Nalijah or who have information about what happened that night?