A black transgender woman by the name of Brooklyn DeShauna Smith was found dead in Shreveport, Louisana on Wednesday. The 20-year-old was said to have suffered from a least one gunshot wound.
Shreveport police and its homicide units are currently investigating this horrific murder. Investigators have reached out to family and interviewed her neighbors in hopes of finding out a motive or suspect.
Brooklyn was studying cosmetology at a local community college and just celebrated her 20th birthday. The HRC (Human Rights Campaign) have been tracking murders within the trans community since 2013, and said they have “never seen such a high number at this point in the year.” HRC Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice