Kayjuan Taylor was a Black adult woman fatally shot in broad daylight on Friday, August 26, 2022, in Highland Park, Michigan, near John R Street and Rhode Island Avenue. She was walking a route close to home when a blue SUV pulled up, a gunman emerged and opened fire, and she ran between homes toward a backyard as the shooter chased her and continued firing until she was mortally wounded.

Police said the attack appeared targeted based on security footage and the location along a path she often used. No one else was physically injured, though a stray bullet shattered an elderly woman’s window. Michigan State Police took over the investigation; early reports said no motive had been identified and no suspects had been named, with the blue SUV from surveillance cited as the best public lead.

If anyone who lived in the area that day or who recognizes the vehicle or other details can help, please come forward with information.