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23-year-old Shai Vanderpump was shot in the face early in the morning at Friday, July 30, 2021 in the West Ward of Trenton, New Jersey. Police arrested a 36-year-old man and have charged him with murder.
From NJ.com
Trenton police officers responding to a reporting shooting at a house on Kelsey Avenue found Loftin shot in the face at about 4:40 a.m.
The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office did not elaborate on any suspected motives in the slaying, but said detectives are investigating any potential bias motivations. Loftin was a transgender woman, the office said.
The prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force searched the Kelsey Avenue residence with a warrant later Friday, and detectives identified Smith as the suspect after speaking with witnesses and reviewing surveillance footage from the area, the office said in a statement.
It is heartening to see such a quick arrest and a police department not ruling out a bias crime. That’s not typical.
According to her social media accounts, Shai was a fun-loving friend who ardently defended transgender…
