Shanquella Robinson’s death is being investigated as a femicide. Here is what it means
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By Nicole Chavez and
Rikki Klaus,
CNN
Updated 1:04 AM EST, Thu December 1, 2022
CNN —
The killing of Shanquella Robinson is being investigated as a femicide, an unfamiliar term for many in the United States as this gender-motivated crime has not been defined by US legislation despite being a global issue.
Robinson, a 25-year-old student at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina died in October while staying in a luxury rental propertyin the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.
Prosecutors in Mexico are seeking to extradite one of Robinson’s friends as a suspect in the case. Daniel de la Rosa, the attorney general for Baja California Sur told local media last week that an arrest warrant was issued for the crime of femicide, or the killing of a woman because of her gender, in connection with Robinson’s case.

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No one has been charged in the case, and authorities have not released the names of Robinson’s friends.

Shanquella Robinson's death is being investigated as a femicide. Here is what it means | CNN
The killing of Shanquella Robinson is being investigated as a femicide, an unfamiliar term for many in the United States as this gender-motivated crime has not been defined by US legislation despite being a global issue.
By Nicole Chavez and
Rikki Klaus,
CNN
Updated 1:04 AM EST, Thu December 1, 2022
CNN —
The killing of Shanquella Robinson is being investigated as a femicide, an unfamiliar term for many in the United States as this gender-motivated crime has not been defined by US legislation despite being a global issue.
Robinson, a 25-year-old student at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina died in October while staying in a luxury rental propertyin the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.
Prosecutors in Mexico are seeking to extradite one of Robinson’s friends as a suspect in the case. Daniel de la Rosa, the attorney general for Baja California Sur told local media last week that an arrest warrant was issued for the crime of femicide, or the killing of a woman because of her gender, in connection with Robinson’s case.

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No one has been charged in the case, and authorities have not released the names of Robinson’s friends.
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