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Black Trans Woman Cashay Henderson, 31, Killed by Gunshot in Milwaukee
Cashay Ashanti Henderson was a 31-year-old Black trans woman. Born in Chicago, Illinois, she most recently lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before returning to her hometown. Milwaukee was where she died from a gunshot wound. On Sunday, February 26, her body was found in a burning building in Milwaukee.
One person was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a burning apartment building near 29th and Villard on Sunday morning, Feb. 26.
Milwaukee police said firefighters responded around 10 am.
It took only minutes to put the fire out. After clearing the downstairs unit, they moved upstairs. A search for hot spots revealed the victim’s body.
Police said the victim, 31, died on scene from a gunshot wound. Police said this was a homicide.
Someone shot Cashay and either set a fire to cover up the murder or set fire to the body as a further act of desecration. Or perhaps set fire to the building for some other reason, regardless of the fact that her body was in there. Or we could believe that on some random night, someone shot…
