On the late afternoon of September 25, 2020, a violent car chase through Mishawaka, Indiana, ended when 29-year-old nursing student Noria Mtambalika was shot and killed. Mtambalika, originally from Lilongwe, Malawi, was driving with her sister, Mundi Glory Sendeza, when they realized they were being followed by a vehicle driven by Sendeza’s ex-boyfriend, Kalekeni Lindeire.

The sisters sped away but Lindeire opened fire. A bullet struck Mtambalika, causing her to lose control; their car crashed into a parked vehicle and overturned in a shopping center parking lot. After the crash Lindeire tried to drag Sendeza from the wreckage but witnesses and a Notre Dame police officer intervened and he fled. Mtambalika was taken to a local hospital, where she later died.

Police identified and arrested 37-year-old Kalekeni Lindeire; the prosecutor charged him with murder and attempted murder in connection with the attack, and he was also linked to separate kidnapping and rape charges from days earlier. Does anyone who knew Noria or was in that area that afternoon have information that could add detail to what happened?