The 12th known transgender person to violently die this year was found fatally shot in South Carolina. Denali Berries Stuckey, 29, was found dead on the shoulder of a North Charleston road. All the victims in 2019 have been black transgender women
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The 12th known transgender person to violently die this year was found fatally shot in South Carolina.
News outlets report 29-year-old Denali Berries Stuckey was found dead Saturday on the shoulder of a North Charleston road. Deputy Chief Scott Deckard said Monday the investigation is ongoing.Chase Glenn, the executive director of the Alliance For Full Acceptance in North Charleston, says Stuckey is the third known black trans woman murdered in South Carolina since 2018. The state is one of five without hate crime laws.
Brooklyn Lindsey was the 11th trans person to die this year. The 32-year-old was found fatally shot last month on her porch in Kansas City.
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