Rising TikTok Star Dies at Age 17 in Southern California Shooting Incident

Mar. 15, 2025

Siyah.Photo:Siyah/Instagram

Siyah/Instagram

Rising TikTok star Nahsiyah Turner — known as Siyah to her online fans — died at age 17 in a shooting outside of a Southern California mall, PEOPLE can confirm.

CBS Newsfirst reported the tragic incident on Saturday, Jan. 18 after it took place. Police arrived at the Los Cerritos Center shopping mall in L.A. County around 7:30 p.m. and found an unconscious woman inside a vehicle. She was not breathing and was unresponsive.

According to a later-released medical examiner report, Turner died of a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead in the hospital. The homicide and motive are still under an ongoing investigation.

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Since her death, Turner’s fans and friends have joined together to mourn and pay tribute to the late teen. Several social media users shared videos of a gathering in her honor last week, following the news of her death. Photos of the up-and-coming influencer were displayedalongside flowers and lit candles.

Attendees could be seen signing a poster in tribute to Turner; they also released purple and white balloons into the air, as seen infootage from the memorial event.

Turner’s TikTok account had about 220,000 followers around the time of her death. Over a week later, the deceased star’s audience has since shot up to over 306,000 onTikTokand36,500on Instagram.

“I’m still in disbelief 💔🕊️,” one person wrote.

Another comment furthered the sentiment: “My stomach literally hurts, rest in peace to this beautiful soul 🥺❤️.”

source: people.com