Aerrion Burnett, a Black trans woman, was fatally shot in Independence, Missouri, on 19 September. Family and friends of Burnett, who was 37-years-old when she passed, held a vigil the day after her death and released balloons in honour of her memory.
Her close friend, Korea Kelly, described her as a “goddess” while another said she was always the “life of the party”. Kelly added: “If you wanted to have a good day, you need to smile, Aerrion was the person you wanted by your side.” Burnett’s family also demanded justice for her murder, with her cousin telling reporters: “Enough is enough.
Stop taking our lives. Lives matter. You can’t get them back, and it hurts so many people.” Burnett is the 27th known trans individual killed in the