Deshayla Harris, one of the stars of Oxygen’s reality show, “Bad Girls Club”, was shot and killed Friday night in one of three unrelated shootings in Virginia Beach, Virginia, local police said on Saturday. She was 29 years old.
Harris was a spectator in the second of three different shooting incidents that took place on Friday night, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. At least eight people were injured and two people were killed on the deadly night of the shootings, including Harris and another 20-year-old man.
Three people were arrested and each charged with seven counts of criminal assault, use of a firearm in committing a crime and reckless handling of a firearm, police said.
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Harris, known as “Shay”, appeared in the 17th and final season of the “Bad Girls Club” in 2017 – one of seven “tough and charismatic girls” who moved into a luxurious mansion for three months of drama and confrontations on camera. Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Harris was nicknamed “The Firecracker Fashionista” on the show and represented the East Coast.
On Saturday, Keyaira “Key” Hamilton, who also starred in the same season as “Bad Girls Club”, posted a tribute and shared a video of her former co-star on Instagram.
“You didn’t deserve this man,” she wrote. “Stay calm, babygirl @missshaybae, thank you for always pushing and supporting me, no matter where we were in our friendship … take care of me 🙏🏾 I love you.”