A Black transgender woman was fatally shot while walking home in Chicago.
Lisa Love, 35, was shot in the chest and back on October 17 after leaving a friend’s home, per WGN.
Love’s family said they believe she was targeted. According to the family, people in the neighborhood knew was transgender.
“A car just drove up, made a U-turn and (saw) my cousin,” Love’s cousin said. “Approximately 30 seconds later, the car stopped and my cousin was shot.
According to reports, Love is the fourth transgender person that’s been killed in October. All four victims have been Black.
“It appears that the last thing Lisa Love did before her death was visit a friend. She clearly brought joy to many others and deserved to continue being a bright spot in the lives of her friends and family. We must end the epidemic of fatal violence viciously targeting transgender and non-binary people,” Tori Cooper, Human Rights Campaign’s director of community engagement for the transgender justice initiative, said in a statement.
Authorities said they are still looking for a suspect in the shooting. Donna, one of Love’s cousins, described the 35-year-old as “a loving, caring, free-spirited person” who was “always smiling and laughing.”
“Why would this happen?” a family member questioned. “Why would someone think they could take someone else’s life?”
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