Trans woman Cypress Ramos killed in Texas aged 21: “She just loved everyone”
Cypress Ramos was found dead in Texas, making her at least the third trans or gender non-conforming person to be killed in America in 2022.
Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. The Latina woman “died after being struck with a hard object,” KCBD reported.
She was found in Lubbock, Texas on 13 February and a man has since been charged with her murder. Security camera footage caught him entering a storage unit with another person and coming out alone, which police used to identify and locate him.
Camilla Urbina, a friend of the victim who works as a drag performer, told KCBD that Ramos would regularly come to her shows and once took a video of one of her performances. “Now that I have a video that she does have, that was from her hands, it just means so much more,” she said. “I think, if anything, I could say like that was my number one fan.” She added that Ramos was well-loved in the LGBTQ+ community and that she will miss her friend’s infectious smile.
