Transgender Star of Sundance Documentary 'Kokomo City' Murdered in Atlanta
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Koko Da Doll, a 35-year-old transgender woman featured in the award-winning documentary "Kokomo City" about Black transgender sex workers, was fatally shot in Atlanta on Tuesday. The Atlanta Police Department is investigating three violent crimes against transgender women this year. The police are exploring the possibility that the shootings were motivated by hate, but have not found any indication that the victims were targeted for being transgender or members of the LGBTQ+ community. At least 10 transgender or gender nonconforming people have been killed in the United States this year, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
- Koko Da Doll, Star of Film on Transgender Sex Workers, Is Killed in Atlanta The New York Times
- Koko Da Doll, Star of Transgender Documentary 'Kokomo City,' Murdered in ATL TMZ
- Koko Da Doll, Transgender Sundance Film Festival Star, Found Dead At Age 35 HuffPost
- Atlanta Police want to speak to this person as detectives investigate Koko Da Doll killing 11Alive.com WXIA
- Trans Woman Featured In Hit Sundance Documentary ‘Kokomo City’ Shot And Killed In Atlanta Deadline
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