On the afternoon of April 9, 2020, 21-year-old Joryn Dean was shot inside a residence in the 2800 block of Monroe Street in Denver while playing video games with friends. Witnesses say a neighbor, 49-year-old Yolanda Hilliard, approached the bedroom window and was acting erratically; after being asked to leave she closed the window, then shortly afterward fired a handgun through that same open window from outside, striking Dean in the head.

Denver Police arrived about 2:50 p.m. to reports of a woman yelling and shooting in the street and found a woman matching Hilliard’s description armed and waving a gun; she was taken into custody. Officers found Dean on the bedroom floor and he was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:19 p.m. Investigators recovered eight spent .40-caliber shell casings near the window and a .40-caliber handgun inside Hilliard’s home. Hilliard was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and multiple counts of attempted murder.

Does anyone have information about Joryn’s last hours or the moments before the shooting that could help clarify what happened?