Family and friends of Merci Mack gathered Saturday, July 4 outside the Reverchon Community Center for a vigil in memory of the Dallas trans woman, who shot to death in the parking lot of a South Dallas apartment complex on June 30.
Mack’s family was joined by community members at the vigil, which was organized with the support of the Nu Transgender Movement as well as the North Texas chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America.
More than 100 people came to pay their respects and show support for the Mack family. Nu Trans Movement CEO Shannon A. Walker began the vigil by performing a song that listed the names of 19 trans people killed in the first six months of of this year, ending with Mack’s name.