Tamara Ann Vandermoon, 41, was shot and killed on December 20, 2021, in Minneapolis. The shooting happened at about 7:30 a.m. on the 2700 block of Longfellow Avenue. She was found in medical distress with a gunshot wound to her back and later died at Hennepin Healthcare; the Hennepin County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Vandermoon’s life included earlier trauma: she was a victim of child sex trafficking and was featured in a 2012 CNN story about being prostituted as a child. In recent years she struggled with narcotics and was listed as a wanted fugitive by the Minnesota Department of Corrections in October 2021.

No arrests have been announced and police have not released detailed suspect descriptions.