A former radio personality and teacher, who was pregnant, was murdered by her boyfriend.
Bursey Armstrong, 33, was taken into custody Sunday following the death of 34-year-old Tasheka Young, a mother of two who was pregnant at the time of her death.
Jacksonville Sherriff’s Office reported to Mission Pointe apartments on Biscayne Boulevard on July 23 and found Young deceased at the scene of the crime.
“Evidence suggested foul play,” the sheriff’s office said. The arrest report claimed Armstrong used a handgun while murdering Young. Police released information that Armstrong was the father of Young’s two children.
Young’s friend Sequoyah Glenn, said that she had first met Young through work at Power 106.1 radio in Jacksonville. Young was a host on the hip hop music radio show and was like a big sister to Glenn.
“Tasheka, she truly changed my life,” Glenn said. “She has a way of drawing those things out of you, you may not know is in you. She was a cheerleader for me. Me learning the ins and outs of radio. She loved her coworkers. She loved life. She loved Duval. I’m just glad I had her for as long as I did.”
“She was very outspoken, ambitious, educated,” Young’s friend Keturah Jordan said. “She loves unconditionally with any relationship she has ever been in. She just gives so much love. She has so much love to give to the community, to people. She was a great mom. She loved them. There’s nothing in this world that she wouldn’t do for them.”
In a tribute on Facebook, Power 106.1, wrote, “Tasheka Young, ‘Tysheeks’, was a spirited, ambitious, and loved part of the Power 106.1 family for many years. She loved her job, her community, and most of all her family. Her voice will never be forgotten and we pray for her and her family.”
Armstrong is being held with no bond and an arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 16.