33-year-old transgender woman Felycya Harris was found dead from a gunshot wound in a park in Augusta, Georgia. Harris’ body was found at Meadowbrook Park around 1pm on Saturday (October 3), according to local news station WRDW.
Her death is being investigated as a homicide. According to the Richmond County Coroners officer, she was shot one time. In a blog post mourning Harris’ death, the Human Rights Campaign claims that she is the fourth trans or gender non-conforming person to be violently killed in the last three weeks.
Harris’ death is at least the 31st violent death of a transgender or gender non-conforming person this year, making this the deadliest year on record for trans people. “With the news of the death of Felycya Harris, we