nd transgender, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming person confirmed to have died by violence this year, putting 2021 on track to exceed 2022’s record total of 44 such deaths.
Most victims in both years were women of color.At least three people were involved in the robbery attempt, police told local media.
The evening of May 3, they entered a home where Bear Spirit was staying with friends, Pennsylvania TV station WPMT reports. Police said the suspects were trying to recover a pound of marijuana supposedly taken from them by a resident of the home.Bear Spirit was shot once in the torso while trying to stop the robbery as a male resident of the house was being assaulted, according to WPMT.