LaKeasha London Taylor was 22 when she was fatally shot at a home in the 6400 block of East 12th Terrace in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 17, 2019. Described as having an infectious laughter and a fondness for Hello Kitty, she had finished high school and was attending hair-styling school to pursue a cosmetology career.

Davis, Jr. Davis allegedly went to the basement, retrieved a firearm, and returned to shoot Taylor. She died in what friends and family called senseless violence; a vigil with pink Hello Kitty balloons was later held to mourn her and to call for an end to gun violence.

Prosecutors charged Marlon D. Davis, Jr. with second-degree murder on February 21, 2019.