Remember Their Names: All the Transgender People Killed in 2016
Transgender people are being killed at an unprecedented rate. The year 2015 saw an all-time high in reported killings of trans people in the United States: 21 by the time of the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance in late November. And 2016 is on track to be just as violent. This yearβs victims range in age from 53 to just 16. Most were black or Latina trans women.
Monica Loera, 43
January 22
North Austin, TX
Monica Loera, a 43-year-old Latina transgender woman, was shot to death in front of her North Austin home on Jan. 22 by a man she was seen arguing with outside.Β
Jasmine Sierra, 53
January 22
Bakersfield, CAΒ
Latina transgender woman Jasmine Sierra, 53, died under suspicious circumstances in late January. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots on the night of her death.
Kayden Clarke, 24
February 4
Arizona
Arizona cops shot Kayden Clarke, a 24-year-old transgender man with Aspergerβs, after he allegedly lunged at them with a knife during a suicide call.
Maya Young, 25
February 20
Frankford, PA
Police found Maya Young stabbed in her neck and chest, on a Philadelphia street on the night of Feb. 20.
Demarkis Stansberry, 30
February 28
Baton Rouge, LA
Was fatally shot in the head by a friend who claimed that he thought the gun was empty at a New Yearβs Eve party.
Kedarie/Kandicee Johnson, 16
March 2
Burlington, IA
Was found shot to death in an alley on March 2. Police are still investigating.
Quartney Davia Dawsonn-Yochum, 32
March 23
Los Angeles, CA
Was shot to death by her ex-boyfriend.
Shante Thompson, 34
April 11
Houston, TX
Was beaten with a crowbar or a tire iron by a large group of men, stabbed, and finally shot.
Keyonna Blakeney, 22
April 16
Montgomery County, MD
Was found stabbed to death in a Maryland motel room.
Reecey Walker, 32
May 1
Wichita, KS
Was repeatedly stabbed to death on May 1.
Mercedes Successful, 32
May 15
Haines City, FL
Was found dead in a Haines City, Florida, parking lot.
Amos Beede, 38
May 28
Vermont
Was brutally beaten by five people.
Goddess Diamond, 20
June 5
New Orleans, LA
Died of βblunt force traumaβ and was left in a burning car in New Orleans.
Deeniquia Dodds, 22
July 4
Washington, D.C.
Was shot on the Fourth of July and left in a D.C.
Dee Whigham, 25
July 23
St. Martin, MS
Stabbed to death in her hotel.
Skye Mockabee, 26
July 30
Cleveland, OH
Was found dead with signs of head trauma in a warehouse parking lot.
Erykah Tijerina, 36
August 8
El Paso, TX
Police found the body of Erykah Tijerina inside an El Paso apartment with βobvious signs of foul play.β
RaeβLynn Thomas, 28
August 11
Columbus, OH
Was shot and beaten by her motherβs ex-boyfriend.
T.T. Saffore, 28
September 11
Chicago, IL
Was found dead βlying near railroad tracksβ with her βthroat slit.β
Crystal Edmonds, 32
September 16
Baltimore, MD
Baltimore police found Crystal Edmonds suffering from a gunshot wound to the head, she died later that morning in a hospital.
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