Allysha Danyell Tomlin, 23, was killed in the early hours of February 8, 2015, at her Sycamore Meadows apartment in Superior Township. A bullet struck her in the head after two men who had been involved in an earlier argument returned to her home and opened fire. Tomlin was a lifelong Ypsilanti resident and a mother to twins; friends and neighbors remembered her as an active, vibrant member of the community.

Investigators from the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department said the dispute that preceded the shooting involved a fight between two men, including 20-year-old David Gordon Jr., and that the conflict may have arisen from a trivial matter involving a shoe and a possible love triangle. Arrests were made within days; David Gordon Jr. was charged with an open count of murder and weapons offenses and another suspect was taken into custody awaiting charges. The community held a candlelight vigil in her memory.