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Transgender Woman's Slaying in Philadelphia Believed to Be 20th This Year in US
Source: ABC News
Transgender Woman's Slaying in Philadelphia Believed to Be 20th This Year in US
By AVIANNE TAN Oct 7, 2015, 1:31 PM ET
Keisha Jenkins, a 22-year-old transgender woman from Philadelphia, was recently beaten and shot to death by a group of men, according to police, who said they are investigating whether her gender identity played a role in the slaying.
Jenkins is at least the 20th trans woman killed in the United States this year -- and the 18th trans woman of color, according to a report and statement published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HCR) in partnership with the Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC).
The HCR and TPOCC are LGBTQ+ advocacy groups that have been working together since the beginning of the year to keep a running record of the violence transgender people face.
Jenkins was attacked and beaten by five to six unidentified men early Tuesday around 2:30 a.m., shortly after she was dropped off near Hunting Park, a Philadelphia Police Department spokesman told ABC News today.
Police believe one of the attackers pulled a gun and fired two shots into Jenkins' back while she was on the ground.
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By AVIANNE TAN Oct 7, 2015, 1:31 PM ET
Keisha Jenkins, a 22-year-old transgender woman from Philadelphia, was recently beaten and shot to death by a group of men, according to police, who said they are investigating whether her gender identity played a role in the slaying.
Jenkins is at least the 20th trans woman killed in the United States this year -- and the 18th trans woman of color, according to a report and statement published by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HCR) in partnership with the Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC).
The HCR and TPOCC are LGBTQ+ advocacy groups that have been working together since the beginning of the year to keep a running record of the violence transgender people face.
Jenkins was attacked and beaten by five to six unidentified men early Tuesday around 2:30 a.m., shortly after she was dropped off near Hunting Park, a Philadelphia Police Department spokesman told ABC News today.
Police believe one of the attackers pulled a gun and fired two shots into Jenkins' back while she was on the ground.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/transgender-womans-slaying-philadelphia-believed-20th-year-us/story?id=34309856
