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Renisha McBride, 19, was killed in the early morning hours of November 2, 2013, on the front porch of a Dearborn Heights, Michigan, home. Hours earlier she had been in a single-car crash in Detroit; intoxicated and possibly disoriented, her family believes she left the scene and wandered the neighborhood seeking help. Around 4:42 a.m. she knocked on the door of 54-year-old Theodore Wafer. Wafer said he heard loud banging, armed himself with a 12-gauge shotgun, opened his front door, and fired through the locked screen door, striking McBride in the face and killing her instantly. He told police the shooting was accidental and later claimed self-defense.

The case drew protests and comparisons to other high-profile shootings, with many observers arguing race was a factor. Wafer was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and a felony firearm count. In August 2014 a jury found him guilty on those charges and he was sentenced to prison. Did anyone in Dearborn Heights see Renisha the night of November 1 into November 2, 2013, or have information about where she went after the crash?