Everyone wants to be the biggest and the baddest, she said. Before Gakirah Barnes became the "most notorious female gang member in US history", she was a sweet and kindhearted tomboy. King Von named the killer of one of Chicagos most infamous teenage gangsters, Gakirah Barnes, according to newly released documents. Nature (Nature) View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: JKSCA Added: 27 Oct 2019 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 204206923 She was a very smart child and very articulate, but she was not getting into it, she said. In an interview with the Sun-Times, her mother, Shontell Brown, simply couldnt say whether her daughter was a shooter or not. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: JKSCA Added: 27 Oct 2019 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 204206923 Source citation Gakirah Barnes Death Video Rare Footage 2014 Tommy Parky . She acted with such swagger that she was sometimes mistaken for a boy, police said. And she herself made no direct online reference to the shooting. Cops say the sickening image was incendiary for gang bangers. In Memoriam: This montage of photos of Gakirah 'Lil Snoop' Barnes has been circulated on Twitter following her shooting death in Chicago's South Side +13 View gallery Scene: The 17-year-old. By 17 she was dead.At first, she attended gang parties. After being shot 7 times from a 45-caliber handgun, Gakirah Barnes limped over to a set of wooden stairs at 6451 S Eberhart Ave. where she took her final breath. Late Sunday, police announced charges in one of the killings. She suffered. Her mother stood before a TV news camera with the graduation photo that to her was the real Gakirah Barnes. According to the cops, Gakirah was assassinated by a hooded man in 2014 as she walked to a friend's house. Search above to list available cemeteries. Barnes's kill count is unknown, but many believe she was responsible for 17 murders. While outlets are saying. Barnes, who was shot nine times when she was killed in 2014. On November 14, 2020, King Von was buried in his hometown of Chicago. The mother told people not to believe what was posted on social media. He was pronounced dead at 3:26 a.m. Friday's second fatal shooting occurred on the porch of a frame home in the 6800 block of South Crandon Avenue. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. In the weeks leading up to her death, she was also known as Lil Snoop, for the female shooter in the TV crime drama, The Wire, her mother acknowledged. Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Celeb obsessed? She was appalled to read a story on an Internet news site The Daily Beast that reported on her alleged role as a shooter. Before King Von shot her to death, Gakirah killed 17 rival gang members. Gakirah Barnes was 17-years-old when she was shot to death last weekend in Chicago Photograph: handout. She grew up in inner city Chicago, Illinois, surrounded by gangs and postcode rivalries. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Through the remaining years of her short life, Gakirah held the title of hitta posing in drill rap videos with a bandana over her face and waving a handgun. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. She doesnt know if the video was bravado, or something more. Because police was shooting crazy at the night Von died. She was called Lil Snoop by one friend, after the fictional female assassin in the TV show The Wire. Barnes was reportedly a member of the gang Gangster Disciples and was alleged to have killed more than a dozen people by the time of her death in 2014 when she was only 17 years old. When he led one of the women out of a police station, she flashed gang signs for the TV news cameras. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. The girl was in the wrong place on the border of enemy Black Disciples territory and risked getting killed. Anthony Riccio, deputy chief of detectives for the Chicago Police Department, worked on the case as a young detective. Out of 13 shots fired, 7 slugs hit Gakirah. cemeteries found in will be saved to your photo volunteer list. "The unknown offender then was observed entering an unknown vehicle making good his escape. In 2014, a rapper called King Von gunned down the 17-year-old. She adopted the Twitter handle Tyquanassassin in his honor. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Chicago Police Department spokesman Adam Collins declined to comment on whether the weekend's temperatures Saturday reached 80 degrees, the city's warmest day so far this year contributed to the number of shootings, though criminologists have said that weather does play a role in violent crime. Her bloodthirsty lifestyle helped Gakirah become one of the most infamous female gang members in American history. Gangster Disciples renaming their territory "Tookaville" and the Black Disciples called theirs "O Block" in their fallen members' honour. But that was the end of it. She had two friends with her which were both shot. And to have had him taken from her before she even knew him may have helped make her at once self-reliant and hungry to bond with others. She seen quite a few friends buried, last few years, the mother said. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. Its a colddd, cold world, Barnes lamented. This account has been disabled. "Her friends started getting shot and I think that she got sucked into gang life and she realized that's where she's going to get respect and honour and the warm fuzzies that other kids get from playing basketball or playing chess or something in high school," Chicago writer Frank Main said in the documentary.Gakirah Barnes would become the Gangster Disciples go-to hitter.As fast as one of her speeding bullets, she soon developed a reputation for efficiency and bloodlust.But pals say it wasn't always that way and the teen had been driven to the streets by heartache.When she was 13, one of her best friends and fellow gangster Shondale "Tooka" Gregory, was shot and killed by underworld rivals in 2011.Adding insult to injury, the boy's killers taunted him on social media. Mon-Fri : 9am to 5pm - 603-459-8358 After Hours : 603-921-6158 Although King Von was named as the offender police say there wasnt enough evidence to tie the killing to King Von, causing the rapper to be free of charges. In the gunfight that followed, three people were killed and four others were injured, with one of the wounded placed into police custody for the murder of King Von. But she politely refused and walked away, according to a police spokesman. If you have questions, please contact [emailprotected]. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. District Cmdr. Keef recorded two songs that derided Tooka. He was identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Joshua Martinez, of the 4900 block of South Karlov Avenue. Shards of glass from the home's front door littered the steps early Sunday morning. "STORY CONTINUES BELOWGakirah Barnes at 13, left, a life of promise and at 15, a hardened gangster.Before being taken off the board, Barnes had garnered thousands of followers on social media. However, Chicago natives have taken to social media to discuss the latest news, with some sharing some wild theories, which also includes information that Barnes and Bennett were involved sexually in spite of being opps to each other. When a Chicago Police officer shot one of her friends to death after he allegedly pointed a gun at the officer during a foot chase on March 29, Barnes sent the police a warning. The Martin Luther King Blvd that runs down the middle separates the two factions.. She used her Twitter account to antagonize her enemies and even taunt them about their friends she killed. Harston said she didnt hear anything more about Barnes until she was killed. Two gangs, the Black Disciples and the Gangster Disciples, control South Chicago. Long before Gakirah Barnes was murdered in a hail of bullets on the South Side, her mother had heard the unsettling, persistent rumors about her. Gikirah Barnes was a female gang shooter who became infamous for using Twitter to taunt and perpetuate gang violence around South Side Chicago. Facing off against them, just streets over, was the equally notorious Black Disciples.And kids like Barnes were caught in the middle of this urban Vietnam.She flaunted her gangster lifestyle online. The retaliatory killing promoted Gakirah to a respected position within the Gangster Disciples. Health 46, 600602 (2010). Bennett is the real name of King Von and the rapper has also been "positively identified" as the "offender". After firing 13 shots, the man ran back to his blue Oldsmobile where his "vehicle spun its tires and fled eastbound at a high rate of speed.". Witnesses told police that an unknown male wearing a grey hoodie and blue jeans approached the group and produced a handgun. They stir up, she noted. A 32-year-old man was hit in the chest and died at Stroger Hospital. Thank you for visiting nature.com. She at one point appears holding an automatic pistol, a black bandanna covering the lower half of her face. They were going to give the gang member a message to stay away from guns or go to prison. This is a carousel with slides. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Rest In Peace Gakirah Barnes & Everyone Who has lost their live to guns The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Please reset your password. She also worried that people were gunning for her. Gakirah posted to her Twitter account that she would never be the same following his death, stating he left her with no heart no feelings. Secret Life of a Gang Girl is on Crime and Investigation at 9pm tonight. King Von was also killed by gunfire in November 2020 after an altercation with a fellow rapper. Andrew Holmes, a community activist and founder of Stop Killing Our Youth, said hed heard about Barnes for years. (Family photo /) At least 36 people were shot in Chicago, four of them. The tweet was accompanied by a picture of Barnes and her friends posing on the steps of a home. Those who knew Barnes more than three years ago when she was a student at Perspectives/IIT Math and Science Academy said her murder and the talk that she was a gang shooter shocked them. Barnes was infamous in the Chicago streets. On the day she was killed, a tweet from her @TyquanAssassin account gave the address of an apartment on St. Lawrence Avenue where she and her fellow gang members hung out. Receive 51 print issues and online access, Get just this article for as long as you need it, Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-06169-8. Back in 2014, 17-year-old Barnes, who was reportedly a member of the Gangster Disciples, was shot nine times and killed in Chicago. Everybody was afraid of her.. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. She spoke of organizing a Million Mom march for all mothers who have lost a child. Barnes was a distant cousin of 13-year-old Tyquan Tyler, who was shot to death in June 2012, but the two were close enough that Barnes referred to Tyquan as her brother. Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? The document reportedly states: "An unknown M/1 wearing a Grey Hoodie and Blue jeans approached the victims. Com - YouTube 0:00 / 0:07 Sign in to confirm your age This video may be inappropriate for some users. Family members linked to this person will appear here. Its unclear if the two murders are connected. and began shooting. On Christmas Day 2012, 18-year-old Joshua Jay Loud Davis was gunned down, apparently because he was wearing a Lil JoJo hooded sweatshirt. Gakriah's last breath was on the wooden steps of 6451 S Eberhart Ave. Police estimate that the shooting happened around 3:33pm while Gakirah was on her way to meet some friends at a barbeque. Adding insult to injury, fellow Gangster Disciple and friend, rapper Jeff McGraw, aka Lil Jay posted youtube videos insulting the memory of the deceased Hess. Bennett (King Von), who has developed a reputation in Chicago as the soft spoken assassin, was shot and killed outside of a nightclub in Atlanta in the fall of 2020 following a dispute with rival rapper Quando Rondo. When she was in my home, I was in control. Police state that the investigation, revealed that the victim was killed by Dayvon Bennett, which is King Vons government name. ISSN 0028-0836 (print). based on information from your browser. Fowler, K. A., Dahlberg, L. L., Haileyesus, T., Gutierrez, C. & Bacon, S. Pediatrics 140, e20163486 (2017). Make sure that the file is a photo. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. The rival gang, the Black Disciples, targeted and actively hunted the 17-year-old. gakirah barnes death photos. By 17 she was dead. A volley of bullets struck her in the chest, jaw and neck. Within her first year of life, her father was murdered in a gang-related shooting. Please try again later. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 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I guess she felt, I cant be the good girl my mom wants me to be I have to be a badass, Brown said. Talk on the street put the number of shootings much higher, at least 15. Before her death in 2014, Barnes allegedly shot or killed 17 people by the time she was 17-years-old, although she was never charged. There were also fatal shootings in the South Shore neighborhood Friday night and the Washington Park neighborhood early Sunday, both on the South Side. Learn more about managing a memorial . Barnes needed to project a tough image on the streets, her mother said. She was never officially charged with this or any other homicide due to a lack of evidence. Rumours surrounding the killer of 17-year-old Gakirah "K.I." Barnes in 2014 have seemingly been put to bed with the release of unsealed police documents. Just days before her 14th birthday, friend and fellow Gangster Disciples member Shondale Tooka Gregory was shot and killed by rival gang Black Disciples. He had survived a shooting a year before, but this time his luck ran out. Barnes dedicated herself to avenging Tyler and began calling herself Tyquanassassin on Twitter, police said. The CPD has now released new information regarding this case, naming the late rapper, King Von as Barnes killer. Gakirah would begin to spend time with the Gangster Disciples, a street organization with an established history in her neighborhood. "She was a real badass gangster girl every bit the definition," former gang member and one-time friend Angalia Bianca said. He returned for a visit in June 2012 and was killed by a stray bullet when two grown gang members fired into a crowd of youngsters who were leaving a party. Failed to remove flower. Keef stirred further trouble in November 2013 by tweeting what was apparently a future album lyric containing a reference to the murder of Barness pal Tutu. Although Barnes was a teenager, she had already made a reputation for herself, believing to have killed over a dozen people. On a cold day in February, the police made an effort at saving Barnes from the violence of the streets. A promising young girl wearing a Holister shirt slowly turns into an assassin street gangster. Gakirah Barnes eighth-grade graduation photo. I wanted everyone to know my 17-year-old daughter first off before they start judging, she later said. At least 36 people were shot in Chicago, four of them fatally, in as many hours over the weekend, with more than half of the shootings occurring over a half-day period stretching into early Sunday. On April 11, 2014, a rival gang member gunned 17-year-old Gakirah Barnes down, who we now know was the rapper called King Von. Get the best viral stories straight into your inbox! Brown acknowledged her daughter was charged with firing a gun when she was 14. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. They thought that police also killed Von until they saw the footage. I have talked to my daughter and asked her. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Advancing the culture and building bridges. 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Despite her young age, Gakirah Barnes claimed to have murdered over a dozen people. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. But that was the end of it. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. There was an error deleting this problem. Barnes. There is a problem with your email/password. Gikirah Barnes was a female gang shooter who became infamous for using Twitter to taunt and perpetuate gang violence around South Side Chicago. Get email updates with the day's biggest stories. A 27-year-old woman was shot in the leg and also was taken to Stroger. But Brown said she doesnt think she lost control of her daughter. Gakirah Barnes is a member of FBG/STL/Tooka Gang in Chicago. Seventeen year old gangbanger Gakirah Barnes, aka K.I., is shot and killed in the 6400 Block of S. Eberhart St., Chicago. He simply wanted to get rich for his momma, the brother reported. 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Barnes was a member of the Gangster Disciples before she was fatally shot nine times in Chicago. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Barnes grieved as if Tyquan had been her little brother. Yet Barnes does not seem to have ever been convicted of a serious crime, although she was arrested several times. The Chicago Police Department has finally released its report on the murder of notorious teenage Gangster Gakirah Barnes also known as "K.I" and has named the late rapper King Von as her killer. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. She was just 17, a charter school graduate. Both survived. Do you have a story to sell? We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Gakirah Barnes (204206923)? Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). At the time of the incident, King Von (real name Dayvon Bennett) was around 20 years old and an alleged member of the Black Disciples-a rival gang. And as K.I., she became a kind of mythic figure in social media, a diminutive. Chicago Sun-Times) Most Read First picture of teenager shot to death during 24 hours of bloodshed in London And a hooded man shot Gakirah nine times on a Chicago street and she bled to death. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. She bragged about being a shooter, one police source said. She was a female who held a prominent position in the gang. She was purported to have killed at least twice avenging murdered friends, the first time when she was just 14. Credit: Jon Lowenstein/NOOR/eyevine. They identify themselves with the gang members and carry out acts in support of the gang. And my daughter said no.. Article Word on the street aimed blame at Gakirah. "But her growing reputation for spilling blood also marked her for death.That came on April 11, 2014. Learn more about merges. I only fw k.i. Barnes in 2014 have seemingly been put to bed with the release of unsealed police documents. If people werent making that music, none of this would be happening.. Gakirah Barnes, 17, was shot to death about 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the 6400 block of South Eberhart Avenue. The commercial interest in real street stuff encouraged all the talk of murda and the gun waving, fostering an illusion that the bloodshed was more than senseless, the stuff of stardom. In November 2011, Carlton Tutu Archer of the Tooka gang was shot to death. In the Secret Life of a Gang Girl: The Untold Story Angalia Bianca, a former Chicago gang member said, "She was a real badass gangster girl - every bit the definition. She was never even named a suspect in a shooting. The docs were not officially released by the Chicago Police Department. "No one will rest until everyone in Chicago enjoys the same sense of safety," he said. Verify and try again. GREAT NEWS! Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. 190, 166169 (2018). Next theyll look for opportunities to intervene before online aggression turns deadly. A system error has occurred. Perry's killing sparked a series of retaliatory shootings including the 2014 murder of Gakirah Barnes, who police say was a female gang assassin for a Gangster Disciples faction in the neighborhood. Still, there are few documented cases of girls pulling the trigger in gang shootings. In September 2013, a Chief Keef associate named Leonard LA Capone Anderson was shot after emerging from a recording studio. She did become a victim of the streets, but she dished out a lot of things, he said. The teenager was reportedly responsible for the killing of more than a dozen people as a member of the Gangster Disciples in Chicago before being gunned down by a 'hooded figure'. Barnes, of the 8000 block of South South Shore Drive, was pronounced dead at 5:43 p.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the Cook County medical examiner's office said. Barnes. The video thus had another message: Give us a recording contract like you gave Chief Keef. The group memorialized him by dubbing itself the Tooka gang and the surrounding neighborhood Tookaville. Barnes took the Facebook name Tookavillekirah.. The. We have set your language to Despite ample legal trouble, Sizemore had steady film and television credits. "She was thought to be one of the most notorious shooters in the history of that neighbourhood and shes a girl," Mr Main said. The 17-year-old died in a hospital bed two hours later. (Family photo /). Barnes, who kept a stack of newspaper stories about her friends slain in street violence, was a suspect in three to five shootings, including at least one murder. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. The episode examines the life and death of gang member Gakirah Barnes, who had been a subject of Patton's research. Barnes continued to attend classes periodically at another alternative school on the Far South Side. Add to your scrapbook. Barnes had a fearsome reputation in the city before meeting her end on the streets that she had gained her notoriety. cemeteries found within miles of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Google Scholar. About two hours before she was fatally shot on a porch in the 6400 block of South Eberhart Avenue, Barnes was leaving home to meet up with friends at a barbecue, her mother said. Evans and Mallette were also going to offer him a way to find a job. A ambulance responded, but she was beyond saving when she reached the hospital. An autopsy done Saturday determined that she died of multiple gunshot wounds and her death was ruled a homicide, the office said. To obtain Med. She noted that much of the blustering on Twitter and Instagram and Facebook was just kids trying to impress each other and themselves, making myth out of madness. I cant say if she killed somebody or not, Brown said. Fuck a Tooka gang, I let this Ruger bang, said one. Police listed Barnes as having gang affiliation to Gangster Disciples- St. Lawrence Boys (STI). "The teen, who once wanted to be a social worker, was now a stone-cold killer who loved gloating about her exploits on social media and flashing her bling. Smart as a child Gakirah had aspirations to become a social worker and did well in her classes at school. Cuz she do wat Yu bitch ni**as scared too do ! a senior member of her Fly Boy Gang tweeted before her death. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. Utilizing drill rap connections and social media, notably Twitter, Gakirah continued to wage war with members of the Black Disciples. It is uncommon for a female to be featured in a 'drill rap' video, but Gakirah was front and center.
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