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TikTok Creator Malik Taylor Dies at 28 as Police-Sourced Reports Describe Fatal 20-Foot SUV Plunge

Investigators are still clarifying how the North Carolina crash occurred.

Overview

  • Alpha Kappa Psi’s Zeta Phi chapter at Austin Peay State University publicly announced Taylor’s death.
  • TMZ, citing Concord police, reported a Nissan Rogue left the roadway in Concord, North Carolina, plunged about 20 feet, and Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The outlet reported the coroner attributed the death to blunt-force trauma and police said no foul play was suspected.
  • People reported, citing TMZ’s account, that police believe alcohol played a role, though authorities have not issued a full public report.
  • Taylor recently moved to the Charlotte area and posted a final TikTok about the move days before his death, prompting widespread tributes from fans and fellow creators.