Rising TikTok Star Dazharia Shaffer Dies At 18
On Feb. 8, rising TikTok star Dazharia Shaffer died at age 18.
Her father, Raheem Alla, suggested that she committed suicide in a GoFundMe post.
The family is raising money to cover the funeral expenses for Shaffer.
Rising TikTok star Dazharia Shaffer has died at age 18. The teen's father, Raheem Alla, shared the sad news on Wednesday on the social media platform.
"I just want to thank everyone for their love and support of my daughter," Alla, who also goes by Rodney Andry, wrote in the caption of a TikTok showcasing photos of Shaffer. "Unfortunately she is no longer with us and has gone to a better place."
Alla created a GoFundMe to raise funeral expenses for his daughter, where he wrote, "On February 8th my daughter dazharia has left us early and have been call up to fly with the angels." The grieving father also wrote that he "wasn’t prepared" to "bury my child," before suggesting that Shaffer died by suicide. "She was so happy, and would be so excited to see me when I come home from being on the road," he wrote. "I only wish she would have spoken to me about her stress and the thoughts of suicide. We could work thru this."
The GoFundMe has raised nearly $4,500 in just a day.
Shaffer's mom, Jennifer Shaffer, also posted on Facebook about her daughter’s death. "I'm so heartbroken," she wrote. "I really can't believe you're going. I wish I was waiting on you to say it was a prank but it's not. I wishing could have died instead of u ...rip my angel. Everyone talks about our bad times but never talk about the good times #babygirldee."
Shaffer had 1.6 million followers on TikTok, along with a sizable Instagram and YouTube following. On Monday, she shared videos on her Instagram titled, "Last post." In them, Shaffer lip syncs along to Keri Hilson’s "Pretty Girl Rock."
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