Za’Riyah Monet Thomas was 16 when she was shot and killed on March 7, 2022, near 25th and Welton Streets in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood. Emergency crews took her to a nearby hospital, where she later died of her injuries.

Denver police identified two suspects in the investigation. Shardae Rideaux, 19 at the time, was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder. A second person, 23-year-old Gabrielle James, was arrested on suspicion of being an accessory. The probable cause statement for the arrests has been sealed, and authorities have not released detailed information about what led to the shooting.

The Denver District Attorney’s Office was responsible for deciding final charges. If anyone knew Za’Riyah, was in that area on March 7, 2022, or has information about the shooting, please come forward with what was seen or heard.