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Human Rights Campaign
Transgender
Trans woman shot in Mississippi
Dominique Jackson, a 30-year-old black trans woman and prominent local LGBTQ+ activist, was shot on January 25 in Jackson, Mississippi, making her the third known trans person to have been killed this year in the US. Jackson was reportedly shot while in her car at around 9:30pm on Rose Street at Grand Avenue, causing her vehicle to collide with a utility pole.