 Then, less than two weeks later, Latasha Harlins was killed. March 16, 1991. Latasha Harlins, a black teenager, is shot and killed by a Korean store owner, Soonja Do. The black community was in agony after this, another young life taken. The Harlins family joined community organizers in the streets, calling for justice for Latasha. National Geographic was covering it, talking to organizers.