2023 Fatal Violence Against Transgender People

#	Victim Name	Race	Age	City, State	Date	Cause of Death	Brief Summary	Police-Involved	Bias Motive	Suspect(s)	Suspect Race	Suspect Gender	Suspect Age	Status	Source
1	Jasmine "Star" Mack	Black	36	Washington, DC	Jan 7	Stabbing	Found on street with stab wound to leg; unresponsive. No fixed address at time of death.	No	Unknown	Unidentified	—	—	—	Unsolved	WUSA9
2	KC Johnson	White	27	Wilmington, NC	Jan 13	Blunt force (hammer)	Killed after meeting suspect on social media; remains found in April on Savannah River, GA.	No	Unknown	William Haven Hicks	White	Male	26	Arrested	WECT
3	Tortuguita (Manuel Esteban Paez Terán)	Indigenous	26	Atlanta, GA	Jan 18	Shot (57 times)	Shot by Georgia State Patrol troopers during Cop City protest raid. Autopsy: no gunshot residue on hands. No charges filed against officers. [Identity note: Tortuguita identified as nonbinary; retained under transgender per HRC umbrella classification.]	Yes	No Evidence	GA State Patrol (6 troopers)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Closed	NPR
4	Maria Jose Rivera Rivera	Latina	22	Houston, TX	~Jan 21	Shot	Found dead in apartment after neighbors reported odor; apparent murder-suicide by intimate partner. Immigrant from El Salvador.	No	No Evidence	Intimate partner (deceased)	—	Male	—	Closed	The Advocate
5	Unique Banks	Latina	20	Chicago, IL	Jan 23	Shot	Killed in mass shooting home invasion in South Shore; mother also killed, 3 others wounded. Suspect identified in photo lineups but charges declined by prosecutors.	No	No Evidence	Suspect identified, charges declined	—	Male	~19	Unsolved	Chicago Sun-Times
6	Zachee Imanitwitaho	Black	26	Louisville, KY	Feb 3	Shot	Shot in JBS meat-processing plant parking lot by coworker who later turned himself in. Rwandan immigrant.	No	Unknown	Edilberto Lores-Reyes	Hispanic	Male	58	Arrested	WHAS11
7	Cashay Henderson	Black	31	Milwaukee, WI	Feb 26	Shot	Shot to death; apartment set on fire. Suspect had searched for trans escort day of killing and texted "I caught a body of a disgusting [expletive] tran."	No	Suspected	Cordell M. Howze	Black	Male	33	Convicted Jun 2024 — LWOP + 5 + 25 yrs	Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
8	Tasiyah "Siyah" Woodland	Black	18	Mechanicsville, MD	Mar 24	Shot	Shot outside bar parking lot after confrontation. Police say gender identity not a factor; family says hate crime. Second suspect also arrested.	No	Unknown	Darryl Carlton Parks Jr.; Erin Nicole Battle	Black	Male; Female	29; 29	Arrested	FOX5 DC
9	Ashley Burton	Black	37	Atlanta, GA	Apr 11	Shot	Shot in face during dispute at apartment; went door-to-door for help before collapsing. Suspect stole phones to conceal identity. Police believe domestic violence.	No	Unknown	Darius Mills	Black	Male	31	Arrested	FOX5 Atlanta
10	Koko Da Doll (Rasheeda Williams)	Black	35	Atlanta, GA	Apr 18	Shot	Shot at shopping plaza. Star of Sundance documentary "Kokomo City." Police said not believed targeted for being trans.	No	Unknown	Jermarcus Jernigan	Black	Male	17	Arrested	ABC News
11	Banko Brown	Black	24	San Francisco, CA	Apr 27	Shot	Shot by Walgreens security guard Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony during alleged shoplifting ($14.64 candy). DA declined charges citing self-defense. Brown was unarmed and homeless. [Security guard shooting — DA ruled self-defense, no charges filed. Guard excluded from suspect demographics, same as police-involved cases.]	No	No Evidence	Michael Earl-Wayne Anthony (security guard, not charged)	Black	Male	33	Closed — DA ruled self-defense	CNN
12	LaKendra Andrews	Black	26	Dallas, TX	Apr 29	Shot	Found on street with gunshot wound; died shortly after. Investigation remains open.	No	Unknown	Unidentified	—	—	—	Unsolved	The Advocate
13	Ashia Davis	Black	36	Highland Park, MI	Jun 1	Shot	Shot execution-style in back of head at hotel. Suspect met her for sex, armed himself before meeting, deleted phone records. Pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder.	No	Suspected	Carlos Lamar Scotland	Black	Male	17	Pled guilty 2nd-degree murder — 17-30 yrs	FOX2 Detroit
14	Chanell Perez Ortiz	Afro-Latina	29	Carolina, PR	Jun 25	Shot	Found on highway with multiple bullet wounds (7-8 casings). Being investigated as transfemicide by Puerto Rico police.	No	Unknown	Unidentified	—	—	—	Unsolved	The Advocate
15	Jacob Williamson	White	18	Monroe, NC	Jun 30	Killed (method unreleased)	Lured by online date from SC to Monroe, NC; killed at suspect's home, body dumped on roadside in Pageland, SC. Both suspects later charged with 1st-degree murder.	No	Suspected	Joshua Newton; Victoria Smith	White	Male; Female	25; 22	Arrested	Post and Courier
16	Camdyn Rider	White	21	Winter Haven, FL	Jul 21	Shot	Pregnant trans man (8 months) shot by fiancé who then killed himself. Unborn child also died. Couple had history of arguments/physical violence.	No	No Evidence	Riley John Groover (deceased)	White	Male	26	Closed — murder-suicide	WTSP
17	Jean Thomas Butchart	White	26	Van Buren Twp., MI	Aug 4	Shot	Shot in head by stranger on first day of new job. Victim of random crime spree; suspect also attacked two other people in unrelated incidents.	No	No Evidence	Matthew Torrey Tiggs Jr.	Black	Male	22	Pled guilty Jun 2025 — 18 yrs	MLive
18	DéVonnie J'Rae Johnson	Black	~28	Los Angeles, CA	Aug 7	Shot	Shot by Ralphs grocery security guard. Police said she had fire extinguisher/screwdriver; family disputes account. Guard not charged.	Yes	No Evidence	Security guard (not charged)	N/A	N/A	N/A	Closed — no charges	The Advocate
19	Luis Ángel Díaz Castro	Latino	22	San Juan, PR	~Aug 7-11	Killed (body decomposing)	Body found in closet of ex-boyfriend's apartment, hidden under clothes. Ex had been released from jail on DV charge the day victim went missing.	No	No Evidence	Domingo Rafael Aquino Ubri	Hispanic	Male	—	Arrested	The Advocate
20	Thomas "Tom-Tom" Robertson	Black	28	Calumet City, IL	Aug 17	Shot	Shot to death; companion also shot and hospitalized. Few details available; investigation ongoing. [Disputed identity: Some sources describe Robertson as gender-non-conforming rather than transgender. Retained per HRC listing.]	No	Unknown	Unidentified	—	—	—	Unsolved	PGH Lesbian Correspondents
21	Codii Lawrence	White	25	Weirton, WV	Sep 5	Hit by car	Struck by car while walking along road 40 miles from home. Driver cooperating. Circumstances under investigation. [Vehicular death: Driver cooperated with police, no charges filed. Retained in dataset as tracked by HRC; no evidence of intent.]	No	Unknown	Driver (cooperating)	—	—	—	Under investigation	PGH Lesbian Correspondents
22	Alexa Alex Andreevna Sokova	White	30	Palm Bay, FL	Sep 8	Shot	Found dead in wooded area with multiple gunshot wounds; missing since Aug 30. Roommate arrested fleeing police in Alabama. Co-defendant Lemos also charged. Both pled to accessory after the fact; murder charges dropped. [Disputed identity: Friend reported Sokova had "recently detransitioned." Retained per HRC listing.]	No	Unknown	Robert Paul Lanning III; Lemos (co-defendant)	White; —	Male; —	28; —	Pled accessory — 18 yrs each, murder dropped	AL.com
23	Charm Wilson	Black	32	Cleveland, OH	Sep 8	Hit by car	Struck and killed by car. Driver taken into custody. No further details released. [Vehicular death: No evidence of intent. Retained in dataset as tracked by HRC.]	No	Unknown	Driver (in custody)	—	—	—	Under investigation	PGH Lesbian Correspondents
24	YOKO	Black	30	New Orleans, LA	Sep 19	Hit-and-run	Hit by stolen SUV while on motor scooter. Driver fled; arrested next day changing tire on the SUV along interstate. [Vehicular death: HRC noted authorities indicated this was an accident. Retained in dataset as tracked by HRC. Identity note: YOKO identified as nonbinary; retained under transgender per HRC umbrella classification.]	No	No Evidence	Bryan Mitchell Sr.	Black	Male	35	Arrested	WVUE (FOX8)
25	Sherlyn Marjorie	Latina	35	Albuquerque, NM	~Sep 16	Strangulation	Strangled to death by former intimate partner; body found in drainage tunnel wrapped in tape and plastic. Suspect claimed extortion but no evidence found.	No	No Evidence	Jose Mendoza-Espinoza	Hispanic	Male	29	Convicted 1st-degree Feb 2025 — 30 yrs	The Advocate
26	A'nee Roberson (Johnson)	Black	30	Washington, DC	Oct 14	Blunt force trauma	Attacked and left in street, then struck by car. Died at hospital. Driver not involved in initial attack; assailant unknown.	No	Unknown	Unidentified (attacker)	—	—	—	Unsolved	FOX5 DC
27	Chyna Long	Black	—	Milwaukee, WI	Oct 8	Shot	Found shot to death on street. Family believes she was targeted for being trans; had been frequently harassed.	No	Suspected	Antonio Currin	Black	Male	29	Convicted Apr 2025 — 50 yrs	The Advocate
28	Dominic DuPree (Palace)	Black	25	Chicago, IL	Oct 13	Shot	Shot to death while in a vehicle. No further details available. [Disputed identity: Some sources describe DuPree as gender-non-conforming rather than transgender. Retained per HRC listing.]	No	Unknown	Unidentified	—	—	—	Unsolved	PGH Lesbian Correspondents
29	Lisa Love	Black	35	Chicago, IL	Oct 17	Shot	Shot in chest and back while leaving friend's home. Family says car drove up, made U-turn, and shot her ~30 seconds later. Family believes targeted.	No	Suspected	Unidentified	—	—	—	Unsolved	The Advocate
30	London Price	Black	26	Miami-Dade, FL	Oct 23	Shot	Pistol-whipped then shot outside home in front of grandmother. Former boyfriend had let suspect move in.	No	Unknown	Anthony Quinn Peyton II	Black	Male	25	Arrested — 2nd degree murder	The Advocate
31	Amiri Jean Reid	Black	21	Toledo, OH	Nov 14	Shot	Shot in head while driving with Richardson. Suspect later found dead of apparent self-inflicted gunshot on Thanksgiving Day.	No	Unknown	Jorenzo Phillips (deceased)	Black	Male	19	Closed — suspect deceased	The Advocate
32	Kejuan Richardson	Black	21	Toledo, OH	Nov 14	Shot	Shot in head while driving with Reid by same suspect. Both pronounced dead at hospital. [Disputed identity: Some sources describe Richardson as gender-non-conforming rather than transgender. Retained per HRC listing.]	No	Unknown	Jorenzo Phillips (deceased)	Black	Male	19	Closed — suspect deceased	The Advocate
33	Savannah Ryan Williams	Native American / Cuban	38	Minneapolis, MN	Nov 29	Shot	Shot in head after performing oral sex on suspect. Suspect told police he became "suspicious" and "had to do it." [Race correction: HRC, NBC, and Star Tribune identified Williams as Native American and Cuban, not Black as initially reported.]	No	Suspected	Damarean Kaylon Bible	Black	Male	25	Convicted Aug 2024 — 367 months	Face2Face Africa
34	Amber Minor	Black	40	Raytown, MO	Dec 24	Shot	Found shot to death in driveway Christmas Eve morning. Investigation ongoing.	No	Unknown	Unidentified	—	—	—	Unsolved	The Advocate
35	Meghan Riley Lewis	White	—	Bel Air, MD	Dec 27	Shot	Shot by food delivery driver after verbal dispute at apartment complex escalated to physical altercation. Delen acquitted of all murder charges; convicted of 2nd-degree assault and firearms charges.	No	No Evidence	Brian Michael Delen	White	Male	47	Acquitted of murder — convicted 2nd-degree assault + firearms, 10 yrs	The Advocate

Fatal Violence Against Transgender & Gender-Non-Conforming People