Actress Shonka Dukureh has passed away at the age of 44.
The Elvis star and blues signer was found dead at her Nashville apartment on Thursday, as reported by TMZ.
She was discovered by one of her young children, who found her unresponsive and ran to a neighbor’s home to get help.
Sad news: Elvis star Shonka Dukureh has passed away at the age of 44; Pictured in a 2022 still from Elvis
The neighbor then called 911 at 9:27 a.m., police said. Currently, they do not suspect any foul play in the actress’ death.
Investigators are now awaiting the results of an autopsy, before they can determine an official cause of death.
Aside from here recent role in Elvis as Big Mama Thornton, she also starred in Doja Cat’s Vegas music video, where she also played Big Mama Thornton.
Gone too soon: The actress and blues signer was found dead at her Nashville apartment on Thursday, as reported by TMZ
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