Yakira Chambers Dies: Actress And ‘NCIS: Hawai’i’ Story Editor Was 42
deadline.comAn upcoming episode of NCIS: Hawai’i will pay tribute to Yakira Chambers, story editor for the CBS drama who died suddenly last week at the age of 42.
Chambers’ family tells Deadline the preliminary cause of death has been attributed to acute asphyxia. She was with her mother outside a mall in Newport Beach, Calif.
on Wednesday evening when she began suffering breathing difficulties and then collapsed. RELATED: Hollywood & Media Deaths In 2022: Photo Gallery Chambers was promoted to story editor for Season 2 of NCIS: Hawai’i after joining the show as a staff writer in the NCIS spinoff’s debut season, penning four episodes.
She earned the staff writing position following her selection as a mentee in the highly competitive ViacomCBS Writers Mentoring Program in 2020-2021.
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