Mobile homicide detective stuns crowd with performance of National Anthem
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Video of a Mobile Police Department homicide detective is making its rounds on social media after she performed the National Anthem at the McGill-Toolen Invite Tennis Tournament over the weekend.
Cpl. Kenyada Taylor blew the crowd away with her rendition of 'The Star-Spangled Banner' at the Mobile Tennis Center.
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Cpl. Taylor joined the MPD Homicide Unit in October 2020 after joining the department in 2005.
In her 20 years with MPD, Cpl. Taylor has served with SWAT, the Ranger Unit, Assaults, Tactical Intelligence and Narcotics.
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