On a Sunday evening in October 2014, 10-year-old Machole J. Stewart was inside her family’s home on New Jersey Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, when gunfire from a passing vehicle struck the house just after 7 p.m. While other family members were present, Machole was the only person hit; a single bullet to the head killed her at the scene. The gunfire also damaged cars along a two-block stretch.

Machole was remembered by family and community as a vibrant, joyful child — a fashion queen who loved to dance, a praise dancer at her church and a member of the Gateway Highsteppers drill team. The community held vigils and a reward grew to $7,000 as local police, later joined by the FBI and ATF, investigated.

In September 2017 four people were charged with first-degree murder; two of those named were Tommy Benson and Cedric Sanders. In January 2018 a judge dismissed the cases against three men for insufficient evidence, with the door left open to refile if more proof or witnesses emerged.

If anyone knew Machole, saw activity on New Jersey Avenue that night, or has information that could move the case forward, please come forward.