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TikTok Creator Girlalala, 21, Fatally Shot in Florida as Partner Is Charged With First-Degree Murder

Detectives say an argument in a car preceded the shooting, a firearm was recovered, and media report surveillance video shows moments afterward as the suspect remains jailed without bond.

Overview

  • Authorities say deputies found Maurice Harrison, known as Girlalala, with gunshot wounds in the front passenger seat of a vehicle in Lauderdale Lakes on Nov. 14, and she was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
  • Shanoyd Whyte Jr., 25, was arrested at the scene and is charged with first-degree murder with a firearm, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office and arrest records.
  • Investigators report the pair were arguing inside Whyte's vehicle when the dispute turned physical, and the victim was shot while seated in the car.
  • Deputies recovered a gun at the scene, and NBC Miami reports surveillance footage appears to show Whyte stepping from the car with what looks like a gun shortly after the shooting.
  • A family GoFundMe for funeral costs has raised more than $28,000, including a $5,000 donation attributed to rapper JT, as the investigation and pretrial process continue.