Sometimes its to gain rank in the gang.. For years, the Chicago Police Department has been investigating the death of 17-year-old Gakirah K.I. We will review the memorials and decide if they should be merged. As part of Holmes duties, he visits the families of murder victims. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. One member even showed up at Tooka's wake to permanently disgrace the teenager and his family on Facebook Live. Police state that the investigation, revealed that the victim was killed by Dayvon Bennett, which is King Vons government name. Police suspect she became embroiled in the tit-for-tat violence between her faction of the Gangster Disciples and their rivals in a 20-block area near 63rd and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the Woodlawn neighborhood. 29, A54A59 (2013). The mother insisted that at her core Barnes was a protector. Harston said she didnt hear anything more about Barnes until she was killed. But Barnes was never charged in those shootings because no witnesses were willing to identify her. I wanted everyone to know my 17-year-old daughter first off before they start judging, she later said. ", The Daily Mail referred to her as one of the most notorious female gang members in US history.. A Tooka associate named Joseph Lil JoJo Coleman recorded a song and video dissing Keef and his fellow Black Disciples. She was appalled to read a story on an Internet news site The Daily Beast that reported on her alleged role as a shooter. 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. Its unclear if the two murders are connected. And as K.I., she became a kind of mythic figure in social media, a diminutive. By 17 she was dead.At first, she attended gang parties. Get a daily dose of showbiz gossip direct to your inbox. Now new information has been released by Chicago Police Department about Barnes's case and it has reportedly named who they believe is the one to have pulled the trigger. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Barnes became enraged at the "cyber-banging." She flaunted her gangster lifestyle online. She doesnt know if the video was bravado, or something more. Gangster Disciples renaming their territory "Tookaville" and the Black Disciples called theirs "O Block" in their fallen members' honour. Oops, we were unable to send the email. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. 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. 13-year-old Tyquan Tyler, who was shot to death in June 2012, 17-year boy has been charged with first-degree murder. Theres no room for COVID complacency in 2023, How to tackle political polarization the researchers trying to bridge divides, How I cope with my invisible disabilities of anxiety and depression, Rebuilding Ukrainian science cant wait heres how to start, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. She was a very smart child and very articulate, but she was not getting into it, she said. Eventually she dropped out after she landed in the juvenile justice system. It was in retaliation for his murder that Gakirah is rumored to have committed her first homicide by gunfire (the death toll at the hands of Gakirah is widely debated, ranging in numbers from one to twenty). The tweet was accompanied by a picture of Barnes and her friends posing on the steps of a home. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Out of 13 shots fired, 7 slugs hit Gakirah. Barnes was a member of the Gangster Disciples before she was fatally shot nine times in Chicago. An autopsy conducted today determined that he died of multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide. This browser does not support getting your location. Rod McCullom is a science journalist in Chicago, Illinois. The killing that had seemed to have the most profound effect on Barnes was apparently unrelated to the ongoing rivalry between Tookaville and OBlock. Barnes was never charged for Perry's murder, but took to Twitter to brag about his death. 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. 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. She was pronounced dead on arrival. Gakirah however, took after her FBG friend FBG Duck who is a master of disrespect and what was said to be the cause of his death. Chicago police have confirmed that late rapper King Von was responsible for the murder of 17-year-old teen, Gakirah Barnes. Barnes's kill count is unknown, but many believe she was responsible for 17 murders. Barnes has four siblings, two older brothers and a younger brother and sister, her mother said. Police received information that a female gunman was involved in those shootings, and Barnes matched the description, the official said. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. 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. There were also fatal shootings in the South Shore neighborhood Friday night and the Washington Park neighborhood early Sunday, both on the South Side. Gakirah is believed to have "cried and cried" to sleep that night and her embroilment in the gang culture grew and grew therefafter. Barnes was shy even timid, Harston recalled. Everyone wants to be the biggest and the baddest, she said. Tylers mother had just been coming to pick him up. A post shared by Say Cheese TV ?? She was a female who held a prominent position in the gang. When math class frustrated her, shed leave, but only to look for help. In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles When Barnes returned for her freshman year, her attendance became spotty. The judge wanted to keep her off the street for her own protection, Brown said. He had just turned 17, and a chocolate birthday cake his mother had baked sat in the family kitchen. Officers responded to at least 27 incidents, starting at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the West Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side involving an attack that left a 17-year-old girl dead and two other people wounded, police said. 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Barnes is buried near her father, who was taken from her on her very first Easter. For years, the Chicago Police Department has been investigating the death of 17-year-old Gakirah K.I. She knows full well that some rappers sit in relative safety while stoking the violence. But no one was shot, and the case was dismissed when witnesses recanted, she said. and JavaScript. Barnes continued to attend classes periodically at another alternative school on the Far South Side. And a hooded man shot Gakirah nine times on a Chicago street and she bled to death at just 17 year s old. Mostly, 17-year-old Gakirah Barnes was known as K.I. in the real life and death world of Chicago gangs. In July 2013, the Fly Boy Gang posted a music video called simply Murda. Young X Dutchie led the rapping. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. An unknown M/1 wearing a Grey Hoodie and Blue jeans approached the victims. Gakirah Barnes (right) was a reputed female gang assassin. Latest dancehall and hip hop news and music at your fingertips. Barnes was a member of the Gangster Disciples before she was fatally shot nine times in Chicago. ISSN 1476-4687 (online) Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. Get the best viral stories straight into your inbox! (Family photo /) At least 36 people were shot in Chicago, four of them. Google Scholar. No one is in custody in her murder. Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Here is a photo of Gakirah Barnes from Instagram. "She flaunted her gangster lifestyle online. The girl was in the wrong place on the border of enemy Black Disciples territory and risked getting killed. Before King Von shot her to death, Gakirah killed 17 rival gang members. She died from a fatal gunshot wound to the neck. The group memorialized him by dubbing itself the Tooka gang and the surrounding neighborhood Tookaville. Barnes took the Facebook name Tookavillekirah.. 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. Sorry! The unknown offender then produced a handgun and began firing in the direction of the victims, striking all three. Gakirah Barnes, reputed female gang assassin. In the middle of the day on 11 April 2014, a hooded gunman ambushed Gakirah Barnes on the streets of Chicagos South Side. Thank you for visiting nature.com. In June 2012, one of Barnes friends, 13-year-old Tyquan Tyler, was killed while leaving a party. View Source Share Save to Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Created by: JKSCA Added: 27 Oct 2019 Find a Grave Memorial ID: 204206923 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. "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. Gakirah would begin to spend time with the Gangster Disciples, a street organization with an established history in her neighborhood. She was a promising student, excelling in math and science, but like many impressionable kids, a few peers sucked her into the life of gang violence. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Still, there are few documented cases of girls pulling the trigger in gang shootings. They included 15-year-old Shondale Tooka Gregory, who was shot to death as he waited for a bus in January 2011. 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. They identify themselves with the gang members and carry out acts in support of the gang. Bennett is the real name of King Von and the rapper has also been "positively identified" as the "offender". Celeb obsessed? Gakirah Barnes, 17, was shot to death about 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the 6400 block of South Eberhart Avenue. Police have no physical evidence linking her to the crimes, the official said. A volley of bullets struck her in the chest, jaw and neck. In 2014, a rapper called King Von gunned down the 17-year-old. He was listed with rival gang affiliation to Black Disciples O Block. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Everybody was afraid of her.. Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter what matters in science, free to your inbox daily. "I told her that I loved her and to be careful which is something that I told her every day when she went out on the Chicago streets," Brown said. In one bit of video playacting, some supposed interlopers attempt to rob the gang, only to discover that they are dealing with more than they can handle. Within hours of the news breaking, her death was being mocked by rival gang members online. In September 2012, Lil JoJo was shot to death as he rode on the back of a friends bicycle shortly after tweeting his location. Sign in Gakirah Barnes Death. Cpd said that Von was killed by police. A promising young girl wearing a Holister shirt slowly turns into an assassin street gangster. His brother, Ricky Davis, told reporters that the murdered teens hope had been to make it as a rapper and give his mother an easier life than raising five kids on her own. They go from playing with Barbie dolls to being a shooter for the gang, he said. Barnes posted a photo inscribed RIP Carlton that showed her with her hands pressed together in prayer. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Brown acknowledged her daughter was charged with firing a gun when she was 14. Typically, kids that live that kind of life, they are very confrontational. Barnes's murder made international news, in part, because of her dual roles as victim and victimizer. The report also said that Bennett was also charged for first-degree murder in another incident on May 29, 2014, where he shot and killed Malcolm Stuckey. She grew up in inner city Chicago, Illinois, surrounded by gangs and postcode rivalries. While outlets are saying. Her death in April did nothing to quell the talk about her, as the Internet buzzed about Barnes alleged involvement in gun violence. Odee Perry, who was suspected of killing Tooka, was shot dead later that year at just 20. Girl bragged about 'killing 17 people online' before being gunned down, Gakirah Barnes used her social media pages to brag about 'killing 17 people', The teenager amassed an army of social media followers by posing for photos with wads of cash, She also starred in infamous Drill rap music videos, Gakirah was bright at school but soon became . "She was a real badass gangster girl every bit the definition," former gang member and one-time friend Angalia Bianca said. Tribune reporters Jeremy Gorner and Carlos Sadovi contributed. Smart as a child Gakirah had aspirations to become a social worker and did well in her classes at school. There was an error deleting this problem. She was called Lil Snoop by one friend, after the fictional female assassin in the TV show The Wire. One of the highest-profile cases of female gang assassins was in 1992 when three women lured two male rival gang members into Humboldt Park and fatally shot them in the head one in a restroom and one outside. Send hate mail to: TalkocastPO Box 1102Isle of Palms, SC, 29451. 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. Jay had survived being shot 10 times back in June. To use this feature, use a newer browser. 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. It was a point of no return. 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.". A teenage girl who became one of the most notorious gangsters in her city was herself gunned down in a gruesome attack. When she was in my home, I was in control. The shooter yelled, "YEAH BITCH! " I have talked to my daughter and asked her. Resend Activation Email. The opposing gang memorialized the fallen Odee by christening its home turf OBlock. The residents included the rapper and Black Disciple gang member Keith Chief Keef Cozart, who had included Odee in one of his music videos. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. "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. That bogus stuff had begun to seem tired. She acted with such swagger that she was sometimes mistaken for a boy, police said. 190, 166169 (2018). She at one point appears holding an automatic pistol, a black bandanna covering the lower half of her face. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Gakirah Barnes (204206923)? Gakirah Barnes, 17, was shot to death about 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 11, in the 6400 block of South Eberhart Avenue. Von was a high profiled gang member. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. And my daughter said no.. A lot of ni**as be rappin, but we the ones tote guns, the Fly Boy Gang video says immediately after the reference to K.I. GREAT NEWS! Smokin Tutu wit my Youngins.. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Barnes was ordered to attend an alternative school in Cook Countys juvenile detention center while the case against her progressed. The shooting of Gakirah Barnes was not a random event. Mon-Fri : 9am to 5pm - 603-459-8358 After Hours : 603-921-6158 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 just 17, a charter school graduate. the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Were it not for all the real-life murdas, the whole video could have been just theatrics, fantasy stuff like those made by a host of poseur rappers from New York and Los Angeles and elsewhere who sought stardom by pretending to be from the street. Gakirah, who originally wanted to become a social worker, was part of Gangster Disciples. Although Barnes was a teenager, she had already made a reputation for herself, believing to have killed over a dozen people. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. "She was thought to be one of the most notorious shooters in the history of that neighbourhood and shes a girl," Mr Main said. He was identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Joshua Martinez, of the 4900 block of South Karlov Avenue. In the meantime, the rap rivalry escalated. Witnesses told police that an unknown male wearing a grey hoodie and blue jeans approached the group and produced a handgun. I held him in my arms on the sidewalk and talked to him while he was fighting for his life, she told the Chicago Tribune. PubMed As the year progressed, though, Barnes became less guarded. They killed my little ni**a snoop #restuptyqanaassassin, a Fly Boy Gang associate tweeted. Barnes. Fowler, K. A., Dahlberg, L. L., Haileyesus, T., Gutierrez, C. & Bacon, S. Pediatrics 140, e20163486 (2017). I Got n-z Tryna Off me Put Me n a Coffin, she said on Twitter. In her first month, she was suspended for being disrespectful, Assistant Principal Tiffany Harston said. Please reset your password. Ever.Months before her murder, another friend was slain by gang rivals.She tweeted her pain: "Da pain unbearable. In 2014, Barnes was walking to a friend's house when a hooded man walked up to her and shot her nine times. Toilet paper was photoshopped onto the dead teen's casket.Barnes became enraged at the "cyber-banging. I told her our goal was that she would receive a quality education and go to college, Harston said. Known in the windy city as self-proclaimed 'hitta', Gakirah Barnes claimed national fame posthumously when she became the subject of Investigation Discovery's documentary "Secret Life of a Gang Girl." Gakirah was born in January 1997 on the south side of Chicago, an area plagued with gangs and gang-related violence since the 1960s. Mostly, 17-year-old Gakirah Barnes was known as "K.I." in the real life and death world of Chicago gangs. Ive heard rumors and gossip come to me. He reportedly began arguing with Quando Rondo with the dispute escalating to gunfire. At the age of 14, Gakirah became a legend of gangland folklore. Com - YouTube 0:00 / 0:07 Sign in to confirm your age This video may be inappropriate for some users. Failed to remove flower. It also states in the document that there was not enough evidence to charge Von with the killings, so they were not filed in the end. Her mother, Shontell Brown, allows that Barnes was not an angel but describes her as a beautiful and very loved girl who would sit with her mom as they played music on their iPhones and joked and laughed. Write by: . Combat veteran operated, Secret Life of a Gang Girl: The Untold Story. Her Twitter account continues to buzz with tributes and jeers for the reputed gang assassin. The tragic case is explored in Secret Life of a Gang Girl, a new documentary on Crime and Investigation. Based on police reports and talk in the neighborhood, Gakirah shot and killed 20 year old Odee Perry, the suspected shooter of Shondale Gregory. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Shontell Brown, mother of the 17-year-old girl killed Friday, called the situation on the city's streets "an ongoing war," saying that her daughter Gakirah Barnes was not the first teen from the South Chicago neighborhood to die violently. Her life now in jeopardy to the retaliation style killings that she had perpetrated, on April 11, 2014, the villain became the victim. Something went wrong, please try again later. In the aftermath, friends posted photos of Barnes brandishing guns. Young, S. D., Zheng, K., Chu, L. F. & Humphreys, K. Drug Alcohol Depend. At the time, the police report showed that King Von, whose real name is Dayvon Bennett, was arrested as a suspect on July 22, 2014, and was charged on July 23, 2014. Garkirah's mother told the Chicago Tribune that her daughter was living amidst "an ongoing war" and that violence and loss has plagued the South-Side streets of Chicago. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. Google Scholar, Gang-related graffiti in Chicago, where around 3,500 people were shot last year 246 were minors. They were going to give the gang member a message to stay away from guns or go to prison. Drag images here or select from your computer for Gakirah Ki Barnes memorial. I think that when she was in the street, she became another person, she said. It wouldnt be long however until the shy girl with the gap-toothed smile would fall prey to what so many other underprivileged youths in her area do: gangs. The mother pauses, then adds, With her lil self.. Thanks for your help! New Jersey-based writer. On April 11, a hooded gunman shot Barnes seven times in front of a home in the 6400 block of South Eberhart, police said. Nature (Nature) Next theyll look for opportunities to intervene before online aggression turns deadly. She also worried that people were gunning for her. In the middle of the day on 11 April 2014, a hooded gunman ambushed Gakirah Barnes on the streets of Chicago's South Side. The actor suffered a brain aneurysm Feb. 18 at his Los Angeles home and died in his sleep Friday at a hospital in Burbank, California, his manager said. After she herself was killed on April 11, an array of disturbing photos appeared on Instagram of her brandishing a variety of firearms, looking at once like a young girl and exactly like the shootah she was said to be. 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. "While the city continues to see reductions in crime and violence, there's obviously much more to be done, and we continue to be challenged by lax state and federal gun laws," Collins said, reiterating a position that police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has expressed when discussing the department's crime-fighting efforts. 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'. On Christmas Day 2012, 18-year-old Joshua Jay Loud Davis was gunned down, apparently because he was wearing a Lil JoJo hooded sweatshirt. Advancing the culture and building bridges. 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. I Dne seen 2 many of my ni**az n a casketIn da end we DIE, she tweeted on April 10. 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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. Barnes. The wrong time for another loss, as the Bulls were now two games out of a play-in spot. The unknown offender then was observed entering an unknown vehicle making good his escape, the document said.