Ericka Dawn Hopkins was 20 when she was killed in Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 15, 2022. In the early morning hours, just after midnight, gunfire erupted at the Woodland Village Apartments. Police found Ericka with a gunshot wound to the head; she was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators concluded she was not the intended target. A gunman hiding at one end of the apartment building fired multiple shots toward a group at the opposite end, and Ericka, sitting on the stairs, was struck by the crossfire. Police reviewed surveillance footage and interviewed witnesses and identified a suspect in the case.

If anyone saw activity at Woodland Village Apartments shortly after midnight on July 15, 2022, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the Leavenworth County authorities.