Sanyika Shakur
American criminal (1963–2021)
Sanyika Shakur (born Kody Dejohn Scott; November 13, 1963 – June 6, 2021),[1][2] also known by his former street moniker Monster or Monster Kody, was a former member of the Los Angeles gang the Eight Tray Gangster Crips. He got his nickname when he beat a robbery victim until he was disfigured.[3] He wrote a 1993 memoir called Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. He was born in Los Angeles.
Shakur was found dead in a homeless tent in Oceanside, California on June 6, 2021 at the age of 57.[4]
References
change- ↑ Shakur, Sanyika (December 1, 2007). Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. Grove/Atlantic, Inc. ISBN 9780802198235. Retrieved June 18, 2018 – via Google Books.
- ↑ ”SANYIKA SHAKUR, FORMER GANG MEMBER TURNED MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER, PASSED AWAY AT 57”, Black Enterprise, Retrieved June 9, 2021.
- ↑ ”Throwing the book at' “Monster’”, Los Angeles Times
- ↑ "Press Releases". www.sandiegocounty.gov. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
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