Chyna Carrillo, a 24-year-old latinx trans woman who also went by the name of Chyna Cardena, was murdered in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania on February 18.
According to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Carrillo, a nursing home worker who would have been celebrating her 25th birthday in March, was found by state police who were called to the scene of her being assaulted by a man.
Police ordered the perpetrator to stop, and subsequently shot him when he did not cease. The attacker died at the scene, and Carrillo succumbed to her injuries at St.
Elizabeth Hospital where she too was pronounced dead. Police have not yet released the name of Carrillo’s attacker or provided details about the relationship between the two.