‘A very sweet girl’: Hundreds attend Shanquella Robinson funeral

Shanquella Robinson, the 25-year-old Charlotte woman who mysteriously died in Cabo during a Mexico trip with “friends” was laid to rest Saturday afternoon.

A horse-drawn carriage brought Robinson’s casket into Macedonia Baptist Church. Hundreds of people attended her celebration of life service. Loved ones wore pink in her honor, as well as bracelets and pins with Robinson’s photo.

“She was a very humble spirit, just a very sweet girl,” Latoya Young said. “She was a genuine person.”

Danny Griffin, a longtime family friend of the Robinsons, said Shanquella will be remembered as a kind soul and her daddy’s little girl.

“Sometimes a daughter can do no wrong in their daddy’s eyes,” Griffin said. “She was the twinkle of his eye and he loved her to death.”

Robinson’s death remains a mystery. Her tragedy has captured the hearts of communities beyond the Queen City, with her death making national headlines.

“It means a lot to see Charlotte supporting her and her family,” Tawanna Butler said. “I have a daughter and I have nieces. It is just sad. I came here to show support and be in solidarity, to show this is not OK.

“That child was among friends and she should have been able to feel comfortable and feel safe, and not this. This should not have happened.”

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