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Joshua Serenity Hollis

Case from Albany, GA dated May 08, 2021

Victim Details

Joshua Serenity Hollis

Female

Black / African American

Albany

GA

2021-05-08

24

Joshua

Serenity Hollis

07/11/2026

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In the early morning hours of May 8, 2021, the life of 24-year-old Joshua Serenity Hollis, a Black transgender woman, was tragically cut short in Albany, Georgia. As she walked down a city street, an unknown assailant approached her from behind and fired a single shot into her back before fleeing the scene. The fatal encounter was captured on a video later released by the Albany Police Department.

Having moved to Albany from Orlando, Florida, in 2019, Serenity, as she was known, was build ...
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  • https://www.walb.com: APD: Man charged in fatal shooting of Joshua Hollis
  • https://www.walb.com: Edwards: Saturday Albany homicide a possible hate crime
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