Trans woman Monika Diamond, 34, has become the fourth trans or gender non-conforming person to be murdered in the United States this year.
Monika was killed after a man, identified as Prentice Bess, 32, entered the ambulance she was in and shot her. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) reports that Monika was active in the LGBTQ scene in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was the co-owner and founder of Ncphyne Promotion Company LLC, an events promotion company about to celebrate its tenth anniversary.