Social media star, aged 21, found shot dead in car as boyfriend is arrested for her first-degree murder
A TikTok influencer has been found shot dead in her car, and her boyfriend has been arrested for her murder.
Social media star Maurice Harrison, who was known by the social media handle @Girlalala and described herself as a wig influencer, was discovered dead in the front passenger seat of a vehicle. She had gunshot wounds.
Her boyfriend, Shanoyd Whyte Junior, was arrested on Friday (November 14) for first-degree murder
Authorities in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, found the victim after responding to a medical call, Broward Sheriff's Office said in a statement, as reported by People. Harrison was taken to a local medical centre, but was pronounced dead a short time later.
Whyte Jr. was arrested on Friday for first-degree murder with a firearm and is being reportedly held without bond.
Sheriff’s office detectives believe Whyte Jr. and Harrison got into a verbal altercation that turned physical while they were inside of Whyte Jr.’s vehicle. “At some point, the victim was shot while sitting in the car,” the police statement said.
The suspect told detectives he and Harrison had been in a relationship for “several years”.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for Harrison's funeral, and at the time of writing it has raised more than $28,000. Among the donations was a $5,000 contribution from City Girls rapper JT.
JT also paid tribute to Harrison on Instagram, sharing an old video of them on stage together at a night club. She captioned the post: “Rest beautiful girlala! We love you & Heaven will never be boring now that you are there, your boldness, energy, humor & beauty will be missed!
“'You never missed a chance to show me love & for that I'm forever grateful. I'm sorry this happened to you!” JT added the hashtags '#protecttranswomen' and '#proteckblackwomen,' and urged her fans to 'protect feminism as a whole!'
Harrison was a hairstylist from Pompano Beach, Florida, who described her as a 'wig influencer’ on her TikTok page. She has more than 284,000 followers on TikTok, and more than 40,000 followers on her Instagram.