Taquitta Kameshia Barber was 31 when she was found dead in her Flint, Michigan home on April 29, 2021. Neighbors and family remembered her for a radiant smile, a love of dressing up, and a caring nature. She was discovered on the 2900 block of Prospect Street after police responded to a welfare check; she had suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

A suspect, Kenyatta Walters, was arrested and charged in connection with the killing. Charges listed against Walters included felony murder, first-degree home invasion, larceny from a person, felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon, and four counts of felony firearm. The community mourned Barber’s death and the ongoing problem of gun violence in the city.

If anyone knew Taquitta or has information about what happened that night, please come forward to assist the investigation.