Christopher Elijah Ward was 17 and a senior at Moore High School when he was shot and killed on the evening of April 23, 2020. Known to family and friends as Uno, he enjoyed traveling with his family, playing video games, and spending time with his cousins, and was remembered for brightening any room.

On April 23 Christopher was a passenger in a vehicle in the Hikes Lane area with three others who had arranged to buy narcotics from someone they did not know. A witness in the car said the group planned to take the drugs without paying. After the alleged theft, shots were fired into their vehicle. Christopher and another person were struck; the two were taken in a private car to Norton Audubon Hospital, and Christopher had died by the time they arrived. The second victim was transferred to University Hospital in serious condition.

A witness later identified 18-year-old Kameron Faircloth from a photo pack as the shooter, and Faircloth’s mother told detectives her son had confessed. Faircloth was taken into custody and charged with murder, assault, and wanton endangerment.

Did anyone who knew Christopher or who was in the Hikes Lane area that night see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened?