Killing of Rekia Boyd

Killing of Rekia Boyd
DateMarch 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)
LocationChicago, Illinois, US
TypeHomicide, shooting
MotiveResponse to being called a crackhead
ParticipantsDante Servin (shooter)
DeathsRekia Boyd
AccusedDante Servin
ChargesInvoluntary manslaughter
VerdictNot guilty

Rekia Boyd (November 5, 1989 - March 21, 2012) was a 22-year-old Black American woman who was fatally shot in Chicago, Illinois by Dante Servin, an off-duty Hispanic Chicago police detective, on March 21, 2012.