Cops fatally shot a Black transgender man without warning & keep calling him a woman

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5. Local stories

indicated that alleged murderer and victim of the police shooting self identified as a man at times and a woman at other times. It is probably unfair to judge the police statements regarding the person's gender.

The local information surrounding the knife murder seems to identify the victim of the police shooting as the murderer. What is unclear is if the local cop appointed himself judge, jury and executioner without credible reasonable cause. I make no judgement to that issue.

There are conflicting stories, as usual, from witness statements and official police statements at the time of the police shooting. Perhaps it would be best if an outside agency did an independent investigation into the details of the shooting and the shooter. TPD should step back and let the FDLE or other appropriate agencies investigate this tragic situation. This is a time for transparency and impartiality if the department wants to maintain is ability to police the minority communities.