Nevaeh Martinez was 17 when she was fatally shot in Topeka, Kansas, on the evening of July 3, 2021. She was described by her mother as full of life and was not the intended target; reports say she was an innocent bystander outside a home when the violence occurred. Nevaeh was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and died after being removed from life support on July 4, 2021.

Within days investigators identified a suspect. On July 8, 2021, Shawnee County authorities announced the arrest of 21-year-old Daisha Butler, who was charged with first-degree murder and held on $1 million bond. Nevaeh’s family and community were left grieving the loss of a young woman with a promising future.

If anyone was in that neighborhood on July 3, 2021, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.