Takeeya Fulton

Takeeya “KeKe” Fulton was a devoted mother and a quiet, good-hearted woman who worked hard to provide for her six children. Remembered by friends and family as a loving sister and daughter, the 39-year-old Black woman worked for more than two decades as a school bus driver for Miami-Dade County Public Schools. She attended SouthRidge High School and was a familiar, friendly face in her Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood, where neighbors often saw her diligently going to and from work. Her friend of 20 years, Evette Woodard, described her as a "good person, real quiet, good heart."

In the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, July 31, 2016, a horrific act of domestic violence shattered the peace of the family's home near Southwest 203rd Terrace and Southwest 115th Avenue. Miami-Dade Police responded to reports of shots fired at the residence at approximately 3:47 a.m. Inside, they discovered a devastating scene. Takeeya and her 19-year-old daughter, Nuckeria "Keria" Harris, had been shot and killed. Family members reported the shooting erupted after an argument between Takeeya and her boyfriend, 32-year-old Antwon Lamar Fair, who was the father of her three youngest children. According to reports, Nuckeria, who had recently graduated high school and was interested in joining the Army, was shot while trying to defend her mother.

The violence did not stop with Takeeya and Nuckeria. Two of Takeeya’s sons were also shot as they slept. Her 17-year-old son, Corey "CJ" Johnson, was airlifted to Kendall Regional Medical Center, where he tragically succumbed to his injuries. A neighbor remembered Corey as a polite and helpful young man who dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Takeeya's 12-year-old son, Jamari Johnson, was also shot twice in the chest and rushed to the hospital in critical condition, though his condition was later stabilized. Three of Takeeya’s other children, ages seven, five, and just six months old, were in the home during the attack but were physically unharmed.

The investigation, led by the Miami-Dade Police Department, quickly identified Antwon Fair as the primary suspect. Police warned that Fair should be considered armed and dangerous and launched a widespread manhunt. He was last seen driving a white 2009 Chevrolet Impala, which authorities recovered on the Monday following the shooting. Family members were left reeling, with one uncle telling reporters, "It's not right. The kids loved this guy like he was their own father. It does not seem real." Friends and neighbors gathered outside the home, hugging, crying, and mourning the immense loss. Woodard, Takeeya's longtime friend, expressed her shock: "Never in a million years would I have thought it would end this way."

A few days later, on Wednesday, August 3, 2016, the search for Antwon Fair came to an end. Acting on a tip, law enforcement located and arrested him in Savannah, Georgia. The Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police, in conjunction with the U.S. Marshal Service Southeast Regional Fugitive Task Force, took Fair into custody without incident at a home on Valentine Drive. He was held in Georgia pending extradition back to Miami-Dade County to face multiple murder charges for the deaths of Takeeya, Nuckeria, and Corey.

In the aftermath of the tragedy, the community rallied to support the surviving children. A GoFundMe account was established to help with funeral expenses and provide for the four children left behind. A judge at the Children's Courthouse granted a family member custody of the children and ordered that they all receive emergency grief therapy.

The case against Antwon Fair proceeded in the Miami-Dade court system. He was charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder. After years of litigation, in March 2023, Fair accepted a plea agreement. He pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder. He was sentenced to 40 years in prison for each murder charge and 20 years for the attempted murder charge, with the sentences to be served concurrently. As of April 2023, Antwon Fair is incarcerated in the Florida Department of Corrections.