Hundreds remember victim of LA human trafficking, daughter of Fresno advocate

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The tragic effects of quality trafficking were connected afloat show successful Fresno connected Monday arsenic hundreds gathered to grant the beingness of Kendra Reana McIntyre.

"A vibrant soul," officiant Pablo Davalos said of McIntyre. "Cherished by many, who passed distant connected March 21st, 2024. Leaving down a bequest of emotion and laughter."

McIntyre died a unfortunate of quality trafficking successful Los Angeles two-and-a-half weeks ago. She was 20 years old.

Police accidental they recovered McIntyre suffering from a gunshot coiled successful the aboriginal greeting successful a portion of South LA good known for enactment work. The LAPD is inactive investigating.

Her passing has sent ripples done the Fresno community.

"Rest successful peace, Kendra," Davalos said. "Your airy volition radiance brightly successful the hearts and volition ne'er beryllium forgotten."

McIntyre's decease is devastating for her loved ones and besides startling due to the fact that she is the girl of Debra Rush.

Rush is simply a well-known victims' advocator successful the Valley and a subsister of quality trafficking herself.

She founded Breaking The Chains, a Fresno nonprofit dedicated to helping victims.

Board President Don Eskes says McIntyre's decease is simply a somber reminder of quality trafficking's crushing hold.

"It tin hap successful the northbound extremity of town, the southbound extremity of town. Anywhere," Eskes told Action News. "All our young radical are susceptible to it."

In a statement, Rush said her girl had "childhood trauma" and suffered from "severe intelligence wellness issue(s)."

"My girl ne'er got the accidental to unlock her vault," Rush wrote, successful part. "Even though we stood outside, banging connected the door, crying and pleading for her to unfastened it."

Rush besides made a plea for the assemblage to proceed supporting Breaking the Chains successful hopes of helping different families debar the unspeakable nonaccomplishment hers is present suffering. Community members tin donate to a GoFundMe.

If you oregon anybody you cognize is simply a unfortunate of quality trafficking, assistance is disposable successful Central California done Breaking the Chains. You tin telephone 888-858-2021 oregon sojourn www.btcfresno.org for much accusation connected however to interruption the clasp of trafficking.

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