{"id":496535,"date":"2026-10-15T03:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T03:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496535\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T03:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T03:32:12","slug":"mackayla-paige-vernika-dunbar-sister-of-reality-tv-star-kash-from-young-reckless-charged-in-her-shooting-death-opd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/496535\/","title":{"rendered":"Mackayla Paige: Vernika Dunbar, sister of reality TV star ‘Kash’ from ‘Young & Reckless,’ charged in her shooting death, OPD says"},"content":{"rendered":"

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — The sister of reality television star ‘Kash’ has been charged in her death, Oakland police announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Alameda District Attorney charged Kash’s sister, Vernika Dunbar, with involuntary manslaughter.<\/p>\n

Kash, whose real name is Mackayla Paige, was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound near 14th and Harrison streets early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Police say Dunbar grabbed a gun while Paige was attempting to fight another woman.<\/p>\n

Dunbar was attempting to hit the person Paige was fighting, when the gun went off, killing Paige.<\/p>\n

Officers attempted lifesaving measures before she was taken to a hospital, where she later died.<\/p>\n

Dunbar was taken into custody that same day. She is also charged with assault and carrying a loaded firearm in public.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Reality TV star ‘Kash’ from ‘Young & Reckless’ shot and killed in Oakland<\/a><\/p>\n

A growing memorial in Oakland is honoring reality television star, Mackayla Paige aka “Kash,” who was shot and killed early Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Paige, who was from Richmond, was 29 years old.<\/p>\n

She gained a following through her appearances on Now That’s TV, a streaming platform featuring reality shows often centered around dramatic confrontations and physical fights.<\/p>\n

She appeared on “Young & Reckless,” “RoomMHates” and “Now That’s Riot.”<\/p>\n

Paige’s cousin, Azima King, told ABC7 Eyewitness News on Monday, the loss is difficult to comprehend.<\/p>\n

“Honestly I don’t know how I feel. I’m floating. Shaking. I’ve been shaking since yesterday,” she said.<\/p>\n

King said her cousin’s ambitions extended far beyond reality television.<\/p>\n

“She just wanted better for her life. And she wanted to be better. And she wanted to change,” King said.<\/p>\n

The network paid tribute to Paige on Instagram on Sunday writing, “Though her time with us was far too short, her memory will live on.”<\/p>\n

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