It’s been nearly a year since the tragic death of Shanquella Robinson and her family is still trying to cope with the horrific loss of their loved one. Sadly, they had to relive it all over again after coming across a new Tubi series that seemingly depicts Shanquella’s Cabo trip where she lost her life.
As we previously reported, Shanquella Robinson, 25, of Charlotte, North Carolina, went to San Jose del Cabo, with six friends on Oct. 28, 2022. The next day, Robinson’s parents got a frantic call from their daughter’s friends saying she had died. Initially, she was told that she died from alcohol poisoning but the Mexican Secretariat of Health’s autopsy report and death certificate for Shanquella listed her cause of death as “severe spinal cord injury and atlas luxation” with no mention of alcohol. Robinson was found unconscious in the living room of a residence on Padre Kino Avenue in San Jose del Cabo on the afternoon of Oct. 29. A video later emerged online showing a physical altercation inside a room between Shanquella and another person. After calls for her “friends” to be arrested, prosecutors ultimately decided not to move forward with pursuing charges in the case.
Although the family is still trying to get justice for Shanquella, they’re now fighting to protect her name. As exclusively reported by Loren Lorosa, the family has sent a cease & desist letter to Dennis L Reed II, the creator of the Tubi series, “Street Legal” over their episode “Frenemies.” They believe it wrongfully depicts Shanquella’s trip to Mexico and illegally uses her likeness following the tragic incident where she lost her life. The Robinson family is working with attorney Ben Crump and his partner Sue Ann Robinson on this. They are requesting the series be removed, a public apology be issued, and compensation.
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Attorney Sue Ann Robinson provided a statement on behalf of Shanquella’s family. It reads:
“Anyone portraying Shanquella as anything other than a victim of a crime and her travel mates as anything other than complicit in her murder is helping bury the truth about what happened. We’re not gonna stand by and allow that there is still a path to justice in this case when the State Department gives Mexico authority to extradite the accused back to Mexico to be prosecuted.”
In a statement to reporter Loren Lorosa, Reed’s team also says:
“Street Legal is a fictional crime series, The characters and events of this film are fictitious. Any similarities to actual events or persons, dead or alive, are entirely coincidental. The series follows twin defense attorneys Justin and Jordan whose parents’ criminal past catches up with them. The disclaimer is set forth before each episode.”
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