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Mya Taylor

Case from Memphis, TN dated May 02, 2020

Victim Details

Mya Taylor

Female

Black / African American

Memphis

TN

2020-05-02

18

Mya

Taylor

07/18/2026

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Mya Taylor, an 18-year-old African American female, was tragically killed in a drive-by shooting in Memphis, Tennessee, on May 2, 2020. Just days away from her graduation from Hillcrest High School, Mya was with two friends at a McDonald's drive-thru in the early morning hours. Shortly after she and a male friend swapped seats inside the vehicle, a silver-gray sedan pulled alongside them and occupants opened fire.

Both Taylor and her 19-year-old male companion were struck by the gunfire. ...
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  • Family, community mourns loss of high school senior fatally shot just weeks before graduation
  • WREG.com: Memphis teen set to graduate killed in McDonald’s drive-thru shooting
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