Ja'Mariel La'Nique Tanksley
Age 1
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
A glow when she saw mom
She was old enough to bring joy to her family, too young to know the dangers of the world. You could see the glow in her eyes when she looked at her hardworking mother.
She was at a babysitter’s house while her mother worked an extra shift at the nursing home. The babysitter’s brother had been drinking all night; she told him to hush so the baby could sleep. An argument began; shots were fired.
On March 12, 2018 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Ja'Mariel La'Nique Tanksley was shot in the head and died. She was 377 days old.