Overview
- Deputies found Maurice “Girlalala” Harrison with multiple gunshot wounds in the front passenger seat of a car in Lauderdale Lakes around 7 p.m. on Nov. 14, and she was pronounced dead at a hospital.
- The Broward Sheriff’s Office says the couple’s verbal argument turned physical inside Shanoyd Whyte Jr.’s vehicle; a firearm was recovered, and he was arrested at the scene and is being held without bond on a first-degree murder with a firearm charge.
- NBC Miami-reported surveillance video shows Whyte stepping out of the car with what appears to be a gun in hand and placing Harrison, who was leaning out of the passenger door, back inside.
- According to arrest documents reported by NBC News, Whyte told deputies the dispute began when Harrison pulled his hair, that he then drew his firearm, and that he called 911 after the shooting.
- Tributes and fundraising followed, with a family GoFundMe surpassing $28,000 and a $5,000 donation reported from rapper JT, as conversations about domestic violence and risks facing transgender women intensified.