Transgender TikTok influencer Girlalala was fatally shot in Florida after she got into an argument with her boyfriend last week, according to authorities.
Girlalala, 21, whose TikTok account has nearly 300,000 followers, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in a car outside a home in Lauderdale Lakes, a suburb of Fort Lauderdale, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Monday.
She was pronounced dead shortly afterward at a nearby hospital, according to arrest documents.
Girlalala and her boyfriend of three years, Shanoyd Whyte Jr., 25, were engaged in a verbal argument Friday that turned physical while inside Whyte’s vehicle, authorities said. Girlalala was then shot while she was sitting in the car, according to the release.
Whyte told deputies that the couple argued frequently and that the argument began because Girlalala pulled his hair, the arrest documents say. He said he then pulled out his firearm but declined to provide further details, the documents say.
After Girlalala was shot, Whyte called 911, the arrest records say.
Whyte was arrested on the spot and charged with first-degree murder with a firearm, authorities said. A firearm was collected at the scene.
It is unclear whether Whyte has an attorney.
Matt Lavietes is a reporter for NBC News.
Meriam Bouarrouj
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