Tyeah Garner was 17 when she was shot while celebrating her sister’s birthday with friends and family near Rutgers Avenue and New Street in Jersey City on the evening of July 6, 2020. Gunfire erupted about 10:30 p.m.; she was hit in the upper body, taken to Jersey City Medical Center, and died there in the early hours of July 7. An autopsy found a gunshot wound to the head and ruled the manner of death homicide.

Tyeah was a junior at Lincoln High School, described by friends as vibrant and caring, and was a singer and choreographer who wanted to become a nurse to help children. Within weeks of the killing, authorities announced charges in the case naming Heavenley Cherry, 19, and Jahquell Carter, 24, on counts that included murder and conspiracy, and 19-year-old Izmae Tinker-Trent on a charge of hindering the investigation. Carter was initially at large and later located in Pennsylvania; Cherry was already in custody on an unrelated matter when charged. A grand jury later returned indictments against all three.

Did anyone who knew Tyeah or who was at that gathering see or hear anything that could help clarify what happened that night?