Kendall Dourell Murphy, 28, was shot to death on the evening of September 21, 2015, at The Ponds apartment complex in Taylor, Michigan. Authorities described the incident as a domestic dispute that escalated into fatal violence.

A 29-year-old woman, identified as Murphy’s girlfriend Jessica Marie Kensky, was taken into custody days after the shooting and charged with second-degree murder and a felony firearm offense. She was arraigned in the 23rd District Court and remanded to the Wayne County Jail without bond. A preliminary examination was held in early October 2015 to determine whether the case should proceed; it was bound over for trial in Wayne County Circuit Court.

The community was left to reckon with the loss and with questions about what led to that night’s confrontation. Anyone with information about Kendall or the events at The Ponds on September 21, 2015, is asked to come forward.