Two transgender women of color were killed over the weekend in Dallas and Philadelphia. An arrest was made in the fatal shooting of Michelle Washington, Philadelphia police said. No arrests yet in the death of Muhlaysia Booker, Dallas police said.
Two transgender women of color were killed over the weekend in Dallas and Philadelphia, and an arrest has been made in one of the murders.
Muhlaysia Booker and Michelle Washington were killed less than 24 hours apart in separate incidents. They are among at least five transgender people — all of whom were black — who have been killed nationwide in 2019, according to advocacy groupWashington, 40, who was also known by the names Tamika and Michelle Simone, was shot multiple times in Philadelphia on Sunday morning.Troy Bailey, 28, was arrested Monday night and charged with murder and other firearms-related charges, police said.
Bailey went to police on Monday and told investigators he was an eyewitness to the shooting, Philadelphia homicide Capt. Jason Smith told reporters Tuesday at a news conference. Bailey later admitted to police that he shot Washington in the head and torso following a dispute over the sale of a firearm, Smith said.
"The truth as to why Mr. Bailey murdered Ms. Washington may never be fully known," Smith said."According to Mr. Bailey, it was over a dispute that the two had pertaining to the sale of a firearm from Mr. Bailey to Ms. Washington."They are not investigating Washington’s murder as a hate crime.
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