#3 Transgender woman in Buffalo becomes third murdered this year / LGBTQ Nation

 

A transgender woman has been shot and killed in Buffalo, New York, making her the third known trans person murdered in the United States this year.

Tonya Harvey, 35, was shot around 5:30 p.m. on a dead-end street on Tuesday, and died at the scene, police report. It is being investigated as a potential hate crime.

An Erie County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson said the office is “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.”

Buffalo police spokesperson Michael J. DeGeorge told Mic that while the investigation into Harvey’s death is still “in the very early stages,” they have “some possible early leads.”

Transgender woman in Buffalo becomes third murdered this year / LGBTQ Nation