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She was 29 years old.
Peterson’s death is the 26th homicide in Charlotte this year, and she’s at least the 14th transgender person killed nationwide since the start of the year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Murders of transgender people are on the rise, and Black, transgender women are especially at risk. According to the HRC, Black trans women are murdered disproportionately because each of their identities - being Black, being trans, and being women - puts them at a greater risk of being killed and being victims of other forms of discrimination, too.
Many of the Black, trans women at Peterson’s vigil on April 9 asked for one thing over and over again: “Just respect us.”
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(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) Two transgender women were found shot to death in hotel rooms just 11 days apart in Charlotte, North Carolina, prompting police to issue a warning that a suspect, or suspects, may be targeting other members of the LGBTQ community.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said at a press conference on Thursday that it s unclear if the cases are connected, but both killings are similar. Both of those victims . were transgender women, both of them were sex workers, both of them shot to death in hotels, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesman Rob Tufano said.
On Easter Sunday, police discovered the body of Jaida Peterson, 29, in a hotel room in west Charlotte.
Police warn LGBTQ community after transgender women shot dead at hotels
2 transgender women killed days apart in Charlotte
Replay Video UP NEXT Two transgender women were found shot to death in hotel rooms just 11 days apart in Charlotte, North Carolina, prompting police to issue a warning that a suspect, or suspects, may be targeting other members of the LGBTQ community. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said at a press conference on Thursday that it s unclear if the cases are connected, but both killings are similar. Both of those victims . were transgender women, both of them were sex workers, both of them shot to death in hotels, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police spokesman Rob Tufano said.
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