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Alexis Burkhart, 26, was killed in a drive-by shooting on March 14, 2017, in Jackson, Mississippi. She was inside a Paden Street home when a bullet from a passing vehicle struck her upper torso; she died at the scene. Investigators concluded she was not the intended target.

Earlier that day a disturbance involved Evelyn Powell, who had a prior dating affiliation with someone at the residence. Powell left, then returned with Calvin Welch Jr. and Keeunna Welch. Shots were fired into the home from their vehicle; Burkhart was struck during that volley.

Jackson police arrested all three people believed involved. Evelyn Powell, then 27, and Keeunna Welch, 21, were charged with murder and shooting into an occupied dwelling. Calvin Welch Jr., 32, was apprehended by U.S. Marshals and charged similarly; his bond was set at $1 million for murder and $25,000 for the other charge. Does anyone have information about Alexis, the household that was attacked, or the events that led to the earlier disturbance?