At a funeral service for Yahkeim Lollar, family members gathered to remember his academic achievements, love of football, and kind heart before he was allegedly stabbed to death in Miami.<\/p>\n
Miami police said Yahkeim and the suspect, a 17-year-old girl, got into an argument before the stabbing, which happened near Northwest 6th Court and 61st Street on Dec. 20.<\/p>\n
Though police have only said the two knew each other, the teen’s family says they were a couple.<\/p>\n
Dressed in white and green\u2014Yahkeim\u2019s favorite color\u2014loved ones on Saturday honored the teen\u2019s memory at the Haitian Evangelical Baptist Church of Miami.<\/p>\n
\u201cKeimo was a good child, never got into anything, did the right thing, played football, stayed in school, good grades\u2026always happy always kept a smile on,\u201d one person said at the service.<\/p>\n
“Keimo,” as Yahkeim was known, was remembered as a loving person, an athlete, and straight-A student at Miami Northwestern Senior High School.<\/p>\n
With tears streaming down their faces, friends and family shared some of their favorite memories.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt just 3 years old, you and I met on the football field,” one friend remembered. “From hangouts to all-night vibes at each others\u2019 houses, you have been a brother to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Loved ones say his legacy will last forever through those who were lucky to have met him: \u201cHe was a positive and influential person who made life fun to be around and wasn\u2019t selfish but caring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yahkeim’s family and friends are left to grieve the loss of a bright and promising young life. Despite the tragic circumstances of his death, his legacy will live on through the countless memories and moments shared with those who knew him.<\/p>\n
Q: What was the alleged cause of Yahkeim’s death?<\/strong> Q: Who was the suspect in the alleged murder?<\/strong> Q: What was Yahkeim’s relationship to the suspect?<\/strong> Q: What were some of Yahkeim’s notable achievements?<\/strong> Funeral Service Honors Teenager’s Life At a funeral service for Yahkeim Lollar, family members gathered to remember his academic achievements, love of football, and kind heart before he was allegedly stabbed to death in Miami. Fatal Incident Miami police said Yahkeim and the suspect, a 17-year-old girl, got into an argument before the stabbing, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5449","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.nbcmiami.com\/2025\/01\/Yahkeim-Lollar.png?resize=1200%2C675&quality=85&strip=all&w=1200&resize=1200,675&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5451,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5449\/revisions\/5451"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nA: According to police, Yahkeim was stabbed to death in an argument with a 17-year-old girl.<\/p>\n
\nA: A 17-year-old girl was the suspect in the alleged murder.<\/p>\n
\nA: Yahkeim’s family says they were a couple, although police have only said the two knew each other.<\/p>\n
\nA: Yahkeim was a straight-A student, an athlete, and loved playing football.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"