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TikTok Creator Girlalala, 21, Fatally Shot; Boyfriend Charged With First-Degree Murder

Detectives say a fight inside a car preceded the shooting, with Shanoyd Whyte Jr. jailed without bond.

Overview

  • Deputies in Lauderdale Lakes found Maurice Jaden Harrison, known as Girlalala, with gunshot wounds in the front passenger seat on Nov. 14, and she was pronounced dead at a hospital.
  • The Broward Sheriff’s Office says an argument between Harrison and Shanoyd Whyte Jr. turned physical inside his vehicle before the shooting.
  • Whyte, 25, was arrested at the scene on a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm and is being held without bond; a gun was recovered by deputies.
  • NBC Miami-reported surveillance video is described as showing Whyte step out of the car holding what appears to be a gun and placing Harrison back into the vehicle moments after the shooting.
  • A family GoFundMe for funeral costs has surpassed $28,000, including a reported $5,000 donation from rapper JT, as fans and creators share tributes and discuss domestic violence.