An arrest has
been made in connection with the killing of transgender woman Chae’Meshia Simms
in Richmond, Va.
The U.S.
Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Ryejon Lee Thursday “on
outstanding warrants for robbery and use of a firearm in commission of a
felony,” Richmond TV station WTVR reports. Additional charges are pending.
Simms, who was
in her 30s, was found dead in a car that had crashed into a garage
November 23. She had suffered a single gunshot wound and was the only person in
the car. Friends and family recalled her as a “good,” “kind,” and “caring”
person, and they vowed to never stop looking for the person responsible for her
death.
At least 41
transgender Americans have died by violence in 2020, making it the deadliest
year since records have been kept. Most of the victims have been Black or
Latinx women. There are likely many other deaths that have not been reported.
Richmond
police ask that anyone with additional information regarding Simms’s death call
Major Crimes Detective M. Godwin at (804) 646-5533 or Crime Stoppers at (804)
780-1000. Information can also be submitted via the P3 Tips Crime Stoppers app
for smartphones. Anyone who shares tips with Crime Stoppers can remain
anonymous.
SOURCE: ADVOCATE
Happy to hear this. Her life mattered.
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