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Case Description
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Taya Ashton, a 20-year-old Black transgender woman, was tragically murdered on July 17, 2021, in her apartment in Suitland, Maryland. The perpetrator, DeAllen Price, a 29-year-old man from Capitol Heights, Maryland, was in a relationship with Ashton at the time of her death. Price fatally shot Ashton after discovering her transgender identity.
Following the incident, Price was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. ...Read More
Following the incident, Price was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence. ...Read More
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Taya Ashton
Female
Black / African American
Capitol-heights
MD
2021-07-17
20
Taya
Ashton
11/28/2025
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