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Black Trans Woman in Critical Condition After L.A. Shooting

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The woman, whose name has not been released, was found Tuesday evening near an abandoned building in downtown Los Angeles.

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A Black transgender woman is in critical condition after being shot in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday evening.

The woman, whose name has not been released, is in her 20s, L.A. Police Department officers told the Los Angeles Blade. She was found shortly after 7 p.m. "in an alley near an abandoned industrial building," police told the paper via email, with a single gunshot wound to her upper body. She was taken to a local hospital.

Police have yet to make any arrests. Robbery and homicide detectives from the LAPD's Central Division are continuing to investigate.

Violence against trans people, especially Black and Latinx women, continues to be widespread. There have been at least 18 homicides of trans Americans this year. The two most recent reported victims have both been Black women: Merci Mack, 22, shot to death Tuesday in Dallas, and Brayla Stone, 17, found dead in Little Rock, Ark., June 25.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.