Black Trans Woman Victim of Fatal Hit and Run — Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

The Crime

On Friday, May 3, 2024, , 46-year-old Kita Bee, a Black trans woman, was struck by one or possibly two vehicles in her hometown of Kansas City, Missouri.

Kita was a pedestrian near the 3200 block of Independence Avenue. About 9:30 PM, a silver Chevy Silverado struck the pedestrian and fled the scene. A second vehicle followed the Silverado. Police said there is evidence that a second vehicle possibly struck the pedestrian.

Police have said there is evidence that the second vehicle also struck Kita. The Silverado allegedly returned to the scene, but some police reports suggest it was a different driver?

Kita was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

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According to them

Speaking. KCPD currently classifies her death as a pedestrian fatality hit-and-run accident, according to the Star, but speaking to the local news outlet KSHB 41, some of Bee’s friends said that they believe the hit-and-run may have been intentional.