The cast of NCIS: Hawai’i have paid tribute to show writer and story editor Yakira Chambers, who has sadly died at the age of 42.

Yakira’s preliminary cause of death has been attributed to acute asphyxiation, according to Deadline. The actress was with her mother outside a mall in Newport Beach in California last Wednesday evening when she began suffering breathing difficulties and collapsed.

Yakira joined NCIS: Hawai’i in its first season as a staff writer, penning four episodes before being promoted to story editor for series two.

The show will pay tribute to the actress, which will appear after a three-hour NCIS universe crossover event set to air on  2 January.

Yakira’s family wrote in a statement: “Her sudden and untimely death has left us all grief-stricken. Yakira was a light, a symbol of hope to our community, a steward of our culture, and a representation of what pursuing your dreams looks like.

Yakira’s passion extended beyond her daily work in the business; she loved helping others create a way out of no way. She believed in equity, and the demarginalization of persons of color to create a level playing field for all. This passion was actualized in the form of her foundation, CureConstanceFoundation, an organization born out of the necessity for finding financial options for those in health crisis.”

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