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Shakeita Tacora Young

Death by Force
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In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 29, 2021, the life of 32-year-old Shakeita Tacora Young, a Black/African American female, was tragically cut short in her Topeka, Kansas home. Responding to a report of a shooting just after 5 a.m., law enforcement arrived at a mobile home park in the 1800 block of N.E. Burgess Court to find Young suffering from a gunshot wound. Despite the efforts of first responders, she was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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    Victim Details

    Shakeita Tacora Young

    Female

    Black / African American

    Topeka

    KS

    2021-05-29

    32

    Shakeita

    Tacora Young

    11/07/2025

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