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Case Description

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On the evening of May 15, 2021, TanNiaah SharQuette Spates, a 43-year-old Black / African American female, was tragically killed in her Waterloo, Iowa, apartment. The man identified as responsible for her death was 50-year-old Tony Flowers. The incident unfolded late that Saturday at the Pineview Apartment Homes, where Flowers arrived around 11 p.m. and fatally shot Spates.

At the time of her death, Spates had an active protective order against Flowers, with whom she shared several childr ...Read More

Victim Details

TanNiaah SharQuette Spates

Female

Black / African American

Waterloo

IA

2021-05-15

43

TanNiaah

SharQuette Spates

04/21/2026