A group of men beat, shoot transgender woman, killing her, Phila. police say
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
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Philadelphia police have asked for the public's help in finding the men who attacked and killed a transgender woman in Logan in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday.
Kiesha Jenkins, 22, of North Philadelphia, had been riding in a car that dropped her off at 13th and Wingohocking Streets around 2:30 a.m., said homicide Capt. James Clark.
Minutes after she got out of the car, Jenkins was set upon by five to six men who surrounded and beat her, Clark said. One of them pulled out a gun and shot her twice in the back, he added. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital.
Clark said police had not yet determined a motive in the crime.
Read more: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20151007_5-6_men_beat__shoot_transgender_woman__killing_her__Phila__police_say.html
Omaha Steve
(99,632 posts)K&R for exposure.
OS
peacebird
(14,195 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)nt
Skittles
(153,160 posts)enlightenment
(8,830 posts)one of the most endangered minorities in the US. I believe this makes 20 so far this year.
Worldwide, a trans* person is murdered every three days. North America ranks third (behind South America and Asia) in trans* and gender variant murders since 2008.
We are supposed to be civilized.
It needs to stop.
Now.
http://www.transrespect-transphobia.org/en_US/tvt-project/tmm-results/idahot-2015.htm
sheshe2
(83,758 posts)ileus
(15,396 posts)Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)committed this horrific act?
branford
(4,462 posts)The point of the article in the OP was that the police were requesting the help of the public with their investigation.
navarth
(5,927 posts)....once again my opposition to the death penalty is challenged.
Milliesmom
(493 posts)Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)And with 5 or 6 of them involved, they WILL be found.
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)Judi Lynn
(160,530 posts)JI7
(89,249 posts)in addition to others who can be heard. this is happening way too much. and we are mostly hearing about the worst cases which result in death.
but they are harrassed all the time .
I want out our leaders to speak out strongly on this!
AngryAmish
(25,704 posts)"Men" is not very descriptive.