Rakatelyn Colla

Death by Force

Rakatelyn Janae Colla, a four-year-old girl from Opelousas, Louisiana, tragically passed away on April 27, 2022. Her death was the result of a violent incident that occurred in her apartment on Mia Street. On that fateful day, two men entered the apartment and opened fire, killing Rakatelyn and a 46-year-old man named Alton James Thomas. The shooting also endangered three other juveniles who were present in the apartment at the time.

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