22-year-old Iris Santos, a Latinx trans woman, was shot to death in Houston, Texas, on April 23, making her the 18th known trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year.
According to LGBTQ Nation, Santos was sitting at a table outside a restaurant at 9.30 pm before gunshots were heard. She was transported to a local hospital but later pronounced dead.
Police have not yet identified any suspects and the investigation is due to continue. Santos was killed on the same day as Natalia ‘Smüt’ Lopez, a trans woman and drag performer who was stabbed to death by somebody she had “dated for several months”.