On the afternoon of September 2, 2016, 15-year-old Brannae Brown, a Black female, was fatally shot while on the porch of a home in Kansas City, Kansas. A car described as an old Chevy Impala approached and an occupant opened fire on the group. Brannae ran to a cousin’s nearby apartment after being struck; witnesses recall her collapsing on the floor and crossing her fingers in a silent prayer before she died from a bullet that tore through her stomach. Two young men were also wounded in the drive-by shooting.

Investigators tied Brannae’s death to a cycle of retaliatory violence. Police arrested a 15-year-old male, Michael Adams Jr., in connection with the shooting; authorities believed the attack was retaliation for the killing of Natasha Hays three days earlier. Less than a year after Brannae’s death, her 15-year-old brother, Brandon Browne, was also shot and killed amid what was believed to be the same ongoing violence. Does anyone have information about Brannae, her family, or the events surrounding these shootings?