Brooklyn DeShuna Smith, 20, is the 32nd known transgender person to have been killed in the US this year after she was found dead last Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana.
Smith, who was studying cosmetology at her local community college and recently celebrated her 20th birthday, was found dead on Bernstein Avenue with a gunshot wound.
According to the Shreveport Times, police are investigating the incident but have not yet identified any suspects.
It is not yet clear if Smith’s death is being treated as a hate crime.Shreveport, LouisianaSmith’s murder makes 2020 the deadliest year on record for the trans community in the US, the previous of which was 2017 where 31 trans people were killed in the country.