LITTLE HAITI, Fla. ā The local transgender community is mourningĀ Marquis "Kiki" Fantroy.Ā
The 21-year-old transgender woman died July 31 after a shooting near her home inĀ Miami-Dade County's Goulds neighborhood.Ā
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The gunman shot her several times about 4:30 a.m., police said.Ā She was near the intersection of SouthwestĀ 224th Street andĀ 115th Court.
Fantroy was the 13th transgender woman murdered this year in the United States and all of them have been African-American victims,Ā TransGriot reported.
Pridelines, a nonprofit organization inĀ Miami's Little Haiti, is holding a Wednesday night vigil in Fantroy's memory and a discussion about the victimization of African-American transgender women.Ā
Pridelines, which aims to be a haven for the local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgenderĀ community,Ā is hosting the event at the organization'sĀ center atĀ 6360 NE 4th Ct., near Miami's Upper East Side.Ā
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