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Krisinda Bright (L) and her son, Jeffrey Bright. (Beaver County District Attorney/Beaver County District Attorney/ PRISM of Beaver County/Facebook)
Police arrested a 48-year-old woman in Pennsylvania, US, after she allegedly murdered her son Jeffrey “JJ” Bright and sibling Jasmine Cannady.
Jeffrey, a 16-year-old trans boy, and his non-binary sibling Jasmine, a 22-year-old, were found dead in the family home in Ambridge, Beaver County on Monday (22 February)
Police said their mother, Krisinda Bright, dialled 911 after shooting them and waited out on the porch, drenched in dried blood, waiting for cops to arrest her.
She reportedly told investigators that her son Jeffrey begged for her not to shoot him after she shot his sibling Jasmine.
Black Trans Women Shot to Death in Georgia, Mississippi February 04 2021 3:52 PM EST
Black transgender women were shot to death in Georgia and Mississippi in January, meaning that at least four trans Americans have died by violence in the first month of the year.
Bianca “Muffin” Bankz, 30, was fatally shot in her apartment in Atlanta January 17, but media reports of her death have come out in just the past few days. Police believe her killer was a man named Moses Allen, who then took his own life,
Their bodies were discovered by Bankz’s roommate, with whom she had often lived on the streets. Bankz had moved into the apartment just a few weeks before she died.
Puerto Rico Declares State of Emergency to Combat Trans Violence
The governor has zero tolerance for gender violence in the island territory. January 28 2021 10:10 AM EST
The governor of Puerto Rico took decisive action this week by declaring a state of emergency to combat violence committed against the transgender community. Governor Pedro R. Pierluisi signed an executive order Sunday in response to the surge in violent killings of transgender people in the U.S. territory. The order provides specific mechanisms to combat the violence while also working to create a more equitable and inclusive environment for the trans community across Puerto Rican society.
Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín was found dead by a motorist on 9 January in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico (Facebook)
Samuel Edmund Damián Valentín, a young transgender man, has been shot dead in Puerto Rico, becoming at least the seventh trans person killed there in 12 months.
Damián was found dead by a motorist on 9 January in Trujillo Alto, 15 miles outside of Puerto Rican capital San Juan. He had multiple gunshot wounds, according to reports.
To make matters worse, Damián was denied dignity in death by police, who incorrectly reported his gender.
Homicide detective Lt. José Padín told the