Sara Blackwood is the 33rd trans person to have been killed in the US this year after she was shot in Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday 11 October.
Blackwood was reportedly shot while walking home and later found by police. She was hospitalised but succumbed to her injuries.
As of yet, no suspects have been identified and it is unclear if police are treating the incident as a hate crime.Indianapolis, IndianaAccording to the Human Rights Campaign (HCR), 2020 is the deadliest year on record for the trans community in the US; the majority of victims were trans women like Blackwood.