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Perry Thornton, aged 21, was killed on February 10, 2015, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thornton, also known as Penny Proud, was a transgender woman and her death was part of a troubling pattern of violence against transgender women of color that year. She was shot multiple times around 1:30 AM in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans and was pronounced dead at the scene. Her death was one of several involving transgender women of color in the United States during early 2015, reflecting a concernin ...Read More
Victim Details

Perry Thornton

March 28, 2022

Male

African-American / Black

New Orleans

LA

2015-02-10

21

Perry

Thornton

11/18/2025

1


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