On Saturday, August 7, 2021, a 44-year-old Black trans woman known as Miss CoCo was shot to death in a homeless encampment in Dallas, Texas.
Dallas police said the incident happened at about 10:08 p.m. in the 500 block of Park Avenue, between Marilla and Young streets.
The victim, who police identified as a transgender woman, died at a local hospital.
The Dallas County medical examiner’s office identified the victim through fingerprint analysis. The victim was not carrying official identification.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 44-year-old victim and notified the family.
In a twist I don’t usually see, while a motive is not yet known, Dallas police said they were investigating the murder as “a hate crime” until evidence rules it out. And the news report refused to published CoCo’s deadname.
A silver car was seen leaving the location westbound on Marilla Street after the shooting, but police did not provide a description of the suspected shooter. Anyone with information may contact Det. Frank Serra at 214–671–4320 or frank.serra@dallascityhall.com.
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