Elexis Lashelle McCool was 18 when she was fatally shot on June 10, 2019, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She had been driving with two teenage boys, ages 14 and 15, when the younger boy fired a gun out of the car window; a bullet pierced the driver’s seat and struck McCool. After she was wounded, the teens moved her to the back seat, drove to west Tuscaloosa, and confirmed she had died. They then took her phone and identification, locked the car with her inside, discarded the keys, and left the scene.

Authorities later arrested the boys. The 14-year-old who fired the shot was charged with murder. The 15-year-old faced multiple charges including abuse of a corpse, theft, and obstruction of justice; both were held at the Tuscaloosa Juvenile Detention Center. McCool was a student at Northridge High School and remembered by friends and family as sweet and kind.

Anyone with information about what happened that evening is asked to come forward.