In twenty twenty three in Illinois, Kyra Lynch was killed after stepping into a street fight she did not start and did not belong to. Her attempt to calm a volatile situation lasted only seconds, but the consequences were permanent. This nonfiction forensic account follows the investigation from the chaotic first response through the legal decisions that followed, examining how bystander intervention can turn deadly and how the justice system weighs intent, chaos, and responsibility when a third party is killed trying to stop violence.
