Takaylah Tribitt

Takaylah Tribitt
Name	Takaylah Tribitt
Sex	Female
Age	14
Missing from	Chicago, Illinois
Disappeared	September 1, 2019
Discovered	September 16, 2019
Location	Gary, Indiana
Identified	October 2019
Span	1 month
Cause of death	Gunshot (homicide)

Takaylah Tribitt was a teenager who was discovered in Indiana in 2019. Following the release of her reconstructions, a tip was submitted by potential friends and family members. She was identified in October of 2019 and her identity was publicly released the following month.

Case

Takaylah was found in an alleyway in Gary, Indiana. Authorities stated she was shot to death and her body was tied to a utility pole. Initial reports stated she was beaten, but the condition of her body was never reported.

Following the release of information surrounding the case, a potential match was suggested by the family of a young woman who hadn't made contact with them for several weeks.

Family and friends of Takaylah Tribitt, 14, voiced a possibility she was the unidentified teen. She disappeared from West Town, Chicago on September 1, 2019. In November 2019, it was revealed to that the female was indeed Takaylah Tribitt.

Recent developments

In November 2020, 35 year old Deon Simmons from Illinois was arrested in connection with Takaylah's murder. Not much information has been released regarding the circumstances of his arrest, however he had ties to Indiana, where Takaylah was from.

Characteristics

• Her ears were pierced but did not contain earrings.
• Short, black, curly hair.

Clothing

• She wore an orange and red shirt with the words "SUPER GIRL POWER"
• A Nike windbreaker with various shades of blue
• Champion pants which were blue with gray stripes
• Blue and black Nike Air Max shoes, size 7
• A red bra

Gallery

Eye color is an estimation

Eye color is an estimation

Shirt

Sources

• ABC7
• Chicago Tribune
• WGNTV
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• NWI Times
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• Chicago Sun Times