In the early morning hours of July 14, 2020, a tragedy unfolded inside a home in Topeka, Kansas, forever altering the lives of a family and leaving a community in search of answers. Mercedes Holford, a 13-year-old Black/African American girl, was found shot to death alongside her 37-year-old mother, Crystal D. Andrews. The two were discovered in their residence in the 500 block of S.W. 5th Street.
Known affectionately as "Sissy," Mercedes was born on April 23, 2007. She had just completed
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