Two transgender women of color were killed over the weekend in Dallas and Philadelphia, and an arrest has been made in one of the murders.
Muhlaysia Booker and Michelle Washington were killed less than 24 hours apart in separate incidents. They are among at least five transgender people — all of whom were black — who have been killed nationwide in 2019, according to advocacy groupWashington, 40, who was also known by the names Tamika and Michelle Simone, was shot multiple times in Philadelphia on Sunday morning.Troy Bailey, 28, was arrested Monday night and charged with murder and other firearms-related charges, police said.
Bailey went to police on Monday and told investigators he was an eyewitness to the shooting, Philadelphia homicide Capt. Jason Smith told reporters Tuesday at a news conference. Bailey later admitted to police that he shot Washington in the head and torso following a dispute over the sale of a firearm, Smith said.
"The truth as to why Mr. Bailey murdered Ms. Washington may never be fully known," Smith said."According to Mr. Bailey, it was over a dispute that the two had pertaining to the sale of a firearm from Mr. Bailey to Ms. Washington."They are not investigating Washington’s murder as a hate crime.
WhitfordBradley This is unacceptable. This is a hate crime and needs to come with a sentence of life. These women should be able to live their lives without constant fear.
Fu ally we found a loophole to shoot black males OH
Why some MF let him or herself to take somebody's life because he or she or whatever is different, What incourage these animals is the leadership' attitudes & conducts,like mr trump & white supermacist, or stone age lawmakers like one in Alabama & Abortion rights
I'm praying for these Transgenders who lost their lives from a hate crime that should not have happened
Women of color?!! RT : Two transgender women of color were killed over the weekend in Dallas and Philadelphia.
Just terrible God Bless Them & their families Rest In Peace ♥️🇱🇷They are Americans when will it stop.
This shows the high cost of leniency in criminal justice. I'd wager the perps have priors - if they were incarcerated their victims would be here. I'm already sorry for the victims created by abolish-prisons mentality.
WhitfordBradley What’s your point here? Is it that because of the murderous, violent culture in America has claimed the lives of transgender people, I’m complicit if I refuse to say that men can’t turn into women? Because that’s garbage.
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4 POC killed, 11 wounded in Chicago last weekend. would tell you about them if they were killed by white police, but they weren’t. 171 people have been killed in Chicago so far this year. 17k murders in US last year. 24 were transgender. But muh narrative
What does color have to do with anything? Got to keep playing with the clickbait otherwise you'd be irrelevant
Prays up for those TWO this must stop and NOW!!!!!!!!
The killer.
Note to America: Live and let live. This includes unborn babies. BLEXIT
We need a larger out cry. Not only should people of color be fighting for this to stop. But they need large supporters like Bruce/Kylie Jenner to protest against these hate crimes. There should be a $1.5M reward to catch the killer(s), and they should get the death penalty.
I’ll pray for these guys.
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