Hate crime charges filed in shooting death of a transgender woman in Washington, D.C.

2025 United States violence incident Neutral Incident Hate crime / incident

A 38-year-old man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder while armed in the shooting death of a transgender woman in Washington, D.C., in July 2025. The suspect allegedly made anti-transgender statements before the shooting, and the murder is being prosecuted as a hate crime. The victim was shot multiple times and died at a hospital.

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