January 29, 2024 | By: Ethan Leckie This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and the University of North Florida’s Applied Journalism class. Mahasin Muhammad’s 16-year-old grandson Nehemiah recently started his first job. “He’s been a joy to raise,” said Muhammad. But the boy’s mother, Kaamilya Muhammad, won’t get to see him grow up. She died when he was two, murdered at a New Orleans second line parade in 2010. She was shot once in the head – and died at the scene. No suspects have ever been publicly identified. Kaamilya was born on January 30, 1978, in California’s San Joaquin Valley region but spent her childhood in Oakland, California. In California, Kaamilya worked as a caretaker of autistic children, and their parents all gave her positive reviews. “She always did special things for the kids,” her mother stated. She and her mother eventually moved to New Orleans for her mom to take a job offer from the city and to be closer... Read More