25-year-old Black Trans Woman Naomie Skinner Murdered in Detroit

Naomie Skinner was a 25-year-old Black trans woman from Kentucky.

On Saturday, February 12, 2022, she became the third trans person reported dead in 2022. Per The Detroit News:

A Highland Park man is accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend after an argument escalated and then dragging her body out of an apartment and into a hallway before fleeing, prosecutors said Tuesday. Michael Cortez Norris, 26, is accused of killing Naomi Skinner, 25, also a Highland Park resident, Wayne County prosecutors said. Police responded to a 911 call around 1:33 a.m. Saturday in an apartment building in the 14200 block of 2nd Avenue in Highland Park. Police found Skinner in a fourth-floor hallway of the building dead from a gunshot wound to the neck.

He’s in custody.

Norris has been charged with second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and felony firearm. He was arraigned Monday in 30th District Court and given a $500,000 cash bond. He will have to wear a GPS tether if he posts bond.

Naomie’s family needs to raise $2000 to bring her remains home from Detroit to Kentucky. You can find the crowdfund here and I urge you to give.

Naomie was from Kentucky but lived in several parts of the region including Clarksville and…