Cleveland Woman's Death May Be 16th Trans Homicide in U.S. This Year

 

by Brooke Sopelsa

The death of Skye Mockabee in Cleveland, Ohio, this past weekend may be the latest in a string of homicides of transgender people in the U.S.

"This is tragic, and it is unacceptable," Shelby Chestnut of the New York City Anti-Violence Project stated. 

"Skye is the third Black transgender woman that we know of who was killed in July 2016 alone, and so far this year, 16 transgender and gender-nonconforming people that we know of have been killed."

Mockabee, 26, was found dead Saturday morning in a parking lot, and her family told Cleveland.com they believe she was killed because of her gender identity. 

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Source: NBC News