It was a heart-wrenching day for Keena Yancey.
On Tuesday Yancey returned to an apartment complex in the 2900 block of Samuel Shepard Drive in Midtown St. Louis. Police say someone shot and killed Yancey's granddaughter, 22-year-old Tyra Harris in a backyard there.
"My grandbaby fell right there on that grass. I'm broken inside. I'm hurt, but I must be strong for my son," said Keena Yancey.
A teddy bear and balloons are now tied to a pole where the young woman lost her life.
Harris' heartbroken grandma went to the scene and found something she said belonged to Tyra.
"It's Tyra's mailbox key. They can't find the house key, but I found her mailbox key," Yancey said.
A neighbor told 5 On Your Side around 7 Sunday night, she first heard a single gunshot, then a loud scream and called 911. Police arrived and found Harris dead behind the apartment building. We're told she had been shot in her back.
"She didn't deserve none of that. My granddaughter was sweet, outgoing, a hard worker and she was innocent," said Keena Yancey.
"Real tough and I'm trying to be strong for my wife. She couldn't be here today," said Tyrone Harris.
Harris said Tyra was in good spirits.
"Real devastating because I had to stop what I was doing, pick up my wife and head over to the scene. We don't know anything about why anyone would do this to her," said Tyrone Harris.
5 On Your Side checked with police and right now they say they don't have any new leads in connection with Harris' shooting death.
"The person who did it might think they can run, but they can't hide. I do believe they will be caught, but for now, I'm at peace," said Keena Yancey. "I'm not crying anymore because I know my grandchild is in Heaven."
"I can't ask for peace because it's gonna be a long time probably before I have some peace, so justice is what we want," said Tyrone Yancey.
As of Tuesday afternoon, there had been 161 homicides in St. Louis. Thirty-three of those victims were women.
