Post by Scumhunter on Oct 28, 2018 1:10:48 GMT -5
(Above photo credit: wkbw.com)
From ABC 7 Buffalo (wkbw.com):
A reward of up to $4,000 is now being offered for information leading to the arrest of a transgender woman murdered in Buffalo.
Tonya Harvey, 35, was shot and killed February 6th on Shepard Street. It was the first homicide of 2018 in Buffalo.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers Buffalo at 867-6161 or can submit a tip by downloading the Crime Stoppers app.
"The D.A.'s Office is also extremely concerned about a spike in homicides of transgender people across the country and will be, as part of this investigation, looking into whether or not this is a potential hate crime," Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said at the time of the murder.
amp.wkbw.com/3019288725/reward-offered-in-unsolved-murder-of-transgender-woman.html
Additional article: m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5a7de442e4b044b3821d0ace
Thoughts? Unfortunately I couldn't find many additional details besides that this was (seemingly obvious) a possible hate crime and that Tonya Harvey was shot shortly before 5:30 PM on a Tuesday afternoon. Still, there seems to be a disturbing trend of murders of transgender men and women lately, and I want to highlight these cases when we can on our site since I feel they're not getting enough attention. Everyone who is murdered was first and foremost a human being and we must not forget that.
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