A Dallas man has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black transgender woman.
Angelo Walker, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday and is being held in the Dallas County jail on a $900,000 bond. Police said he's responsible for the death of 22-year-old Merci Richey, who was found fatally shot in the parking lot of an apartment complex in late June.
A witness told police that he watched from an apartment window as Walker chased down and repeatedly shot Richey, according to an affidavit. In a Facebook post the day before she was shot, Richey referred to an upcoming video on another social media site showing "how nasty I got with this ," according to the affidavit. It censors the final word of the sentence. Richey's sister, Tyeshia Rickett, described her as a happy person and loving aunt. She told The Dallas Morning News that her family was relieved by Walker's arrest and moved by an outpouring of tributes to Richey on social media.
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