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All About Shakira Gatlin: Dancer And Influencer Passes Away In Shooting Incident

Gatlin was part of a dance group called Dollhouse Dancing Dolls For Life, which was associated with the television reality show named Bring It!

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Dancer and influencer  Shakira Gatlin passed away recently at the age of 18. The news of her death was confirmed by her mother on social media on Thursday. Tragically, Gatlin's father had passed away just last year. Gatlin was a talented artist, who was part of a famous dance group and appeared on reality television.
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Reportedly, she was shot at Barnes Street, Jackson in the United States on the evening of February 3. It is being alleged that the death was the result of the mishandling of a loaded gun. The person accused of shooting Gatlin is being currently interrogated over the incident.

Saddened by her death, Gatlin's mother Erica Robinson took to Facebook to express her anguish over the demise of a young daughter due to allegedly a single shot wound. Robinson wrote, "Why!!!!Why!!!!! I just can't catch a break!!!! Just buried my husband and Now I have to buried my baby!!! They deserved to live...please put them damn guns down!!!" Robinson added a picture of her late daughter and husband together, along with the post. Adding, "She didn't deserve this!!! Shakira Gatlin momma love you so much!!"


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Shakira Gatlin Wiki Bio

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Shakira had at least two siblings, an older and younger brother. She was born to Erica Robinson and Derrick Glendell Robinson. Her father passed away in September 2021.

There is a conflict in the media reports on her age, some say it to be 18 and others claim that she was 19 years old and was born on January 19, 2003. Her mother had posted on Facebook two weeks before her unprecedented death, wishing Gatlin a happy birthday, confirming that her birthday actually fell in the month of January.

Career

Gatlin was part of a dance group called Dollhouse Dancing Dolls For Life, which was associated with the television reality show named Bring It!

DD4L or Dollhouse Dancing Dolls For Life were based at the Dollhouse Factory in the greater Jackson area. The company, reportedly, has studios in Jackson and Birmingham. They offer ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, amongst other dance styles. It was founded by coach Dianna 'Miss D' Williams in 2001.

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