Sixteen-year-old Nya Mae Cope was killed by a stray bullet while riding in her mother’s car in Indianapolis on May 3, 2020. Nya was sitting in the backseat when a round pierced the trunk, traveled through a headrest and struck her. A friend in the car called 911, but Nya could not be saved. Police believe she was not the intended target and that the bullet came from someone in a large crowd of people in hundreds of cars gathered near 38th Street and Arlington Avenue.

Her mother, who had been working two jobs to support Nya as her only child, later described watching her daughter fall after being shot. A memorial cross with Nya’s name and picture was placed at the site. No arrests have been announced and investigators have not released information about suspects.

If anyone who was at 38th Street and Arlington Avenue on May 3, 2020, or who has information about the crowd that night can help, please come forward.