LaMonica Tucker, 17 Police are investigating. (Source: WMBF News) By C.J. LeMaster | December 20, 2020 at 10:44 PM CST - Updated December 20 at 10:44 PM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - LaMonica Tucker, a 17-year-old woman, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, after being found unresponsive, according to police.
Paramedics transported Tucker from a home in the 600 block of Lowder Drive that day.
Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart ruled Tucker’s death a homicide four days later, establishing that she died of blunt force trauma.
Tucker’s mother, 32-year-old Latiffany Chambers and 29-year-old Danny Dabbs, the mother’s boyfriend, were initially charged with 3 counts of felony child abuse. They are now both charged with capital murder.
Lynchburgâs heroes were able to help several children fill their shopping carts with things they needed â and wanted â this holiday season.
During the fourth annual Shop with a Community Hero, an event put on by local nonprofit One Community, One Voice, 11 children from low-income neighborhoods were paired up with firefighters, first responders, health care workers and other âcommunity heroesâ who helped them shop at Walmart on Old Forest Road on Saturday morning.
Thanks to a partnership between One Community, One Voice and Walmart, each child was able to shop for $100 worth of gifts for themselves and their families. Slowly but surely, the children filled their carts with clothes, toys, games and gifts with their heroes by their sides.