Crime & Safety

Transgender Woman Shot To Death In PG County: Police

A transgender woman was gunned down in Prince George's County over the weekend.

A transgender woman was gunned down in Prince George's County over the weekend.
A transgender woman was gunned down in Prince George's County over the weekend. (Image via PGPD)

FAIRMOUNT HEIGHTS, MD -- Police are investigating after a transgender woman was fatally shot in Fairmount Heights on Saturday.

A citizen called 911 at around 6:20 a.m. after hearing gunshots in the area of the 5000 block of Jost Street, and police found a victim in the roadway, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department.

Police identified the victim as 27-year-old Gerry Carmon of Alexandria, Va., a transgender woman whose first name was Ashanti.

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Police say she had been shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene.

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