Report: 4 Trans Women of Color Killed in Past 4 Weeks

Gay Star News reports four transgender women of color were killed over the last four weeks, raising the death total to 16 in 2015.

Kandis Capri, 35, was shot several times on Aug. 11 outside an apartment complex in Phoenix, Ariz., around 11:30 p.m. According to the Rainbow Hub, she was killed after trying to intervene during a domestic dispute.

Elisha Walker, 20, was found dead in a "crude grave" in Smithfield, N.C. on Aug. 13, according to qnotes. Walker was missing since last November and her burned car was found two weeks after her disappearance was reported. Angel Arias, 23, a member of the Latin Kings gang, has been charged with Walker's murder.

Additionally, Shade Schuler, 22, was found dead on July 29 in Dallas. Her body was in a field and was so decomposed, it took the authorities two weeks to identify her from her tattoos. According to Gay Star News, local police have used the wrong gender to refer to Schuler, who was shot to death.

The body of Amber Monroe, 20, was found on Aug. 8 in Detroit, Mich. According to local reports, she was last seen at 6 Mile and Woodward, a popular area for local trans people. Police claim Monroe, who was shot at least two times, was a sex worker.

Ashton O'Hara, 25, also of Detroit, was killed on July 14. Police arrested Larry B. Gaulding for the murder. He faces first-degree murder charges and will stand trial next month.

Gay Star News reports at least 13 transgender women were murdered in 2014 and all but one of them were black or Latina.