The Tragic Death Of Lisa Lopes

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Honduras was a safe haven for Lisa Lopes, who'd endured a turbulent and abusive upbringing in Philadelphia before she found fame with TLC. She owned a condo in the Central American country and often visited a healing center there that would leave Lopes "spiritually cleansed," her publicist told Billboard

On April 6, Lopes was a passenger in a van being driven by her assistant when a 10-year-old boy stepped out of a traffic median and onto the road, where he was struck and killed by the van. According to reporting by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer following Lopes' death, the boy's family didn't press charges because his death was viewed as an unfortunate accident. Nevertheless, Lopes paid for the child's medical care and funeral. In Last Days of Left Eye, a VH1 documentary that aired in 2007, Lopes is seen holding the boy's shoes and sharing that she didn't think she would ever get over his death.

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