Queena Andrews, 21, died on August 8, 2019, in the Kansas City, Kansas apartment she shared with her boyfriend from a gunshot wound to the head. Initial reporting described authorities as treating the shooting as accidental, but family members immediately disputed that account.

Queena’s mother, Nikita Union, publicly insisted the death was a homicide, pointing to inconsistencies in the boyfriend’s statements. Union says the boyfriend told a relative they had been arguing and that a tussle occurred before the gun fired, while he reportedly told police Queena was playing with the gun in another room when it discharged. The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department later reclassified the inquiry as a homicide investigation.

Did anyone in Kansas City know Queena or hear about the couple’s situation around that time?