The Atlanta Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting on Tuesday night, as 'Kokomo City' director D. Smith says the documentary star is “the latest victim of violence against Black transgender women.”
According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers responded to reports of a shooting on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW just before 11 p.m. At the scene, investigators found a woman who had been shot and said in a statement, “She was not alert, conscious or breathing and pronounced deceased on scene by AFR [Atlanta Fire Rescue Department].” Police did not identify the victim by name.
The statement continued, “Homicide investigators responded to the scene and are working to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation continues.”after its Sundance bow, referredKoko Da Doll was one of four Black transgender sex workers, including Daniella Carter, Dominique Silver and Liyah Mitchell, featured in D. Smith’s documentary.
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