The Charlotte Observer reports. Police have ruled her death a homicide. Another Black trans woman, Remy Fennell, 28, was found fatally shot Thursday at the Sleep Inn.
They are at least the 14th and 15th trans, nonbinary, or gender-nonconforming people to die by violence in the U.S. this year.Charlotte-Mecklenburg County police have now announced the arrests of Dontarius Long, 21, and Joel Brewer, 33, according to the Observer.
Both are charged with murder and other offenses, including conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. The FBI, which helped local authorities in the investigation, is looking into hate-crime charges.