Overview
- Beauty 2 The Streetz confirmed Raines’ death, saying the social-media activist known as Ms. Shirley was 58.
- A police report says firefighters found her on the bedroom floor after her daughter requested a welfare check at her southwest Las Vegas home.
- Scene details in the report note a finished plate of food on the bed and a single white pill on a pillow, with several sections redacted.
- Police characterized the case as non-criminal, the coroner has not released a cause or manner of death, and no foul play is suspected.
- Raines built a large TikTok and Instagram following through outreach on Skid Row and in Las Vegas, earning honors including CNN Hero of the Year 2021 and a 2025 NAACP award after relocating to Nevada about a year ago.