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A staple in the Buffalo LGBTQ+ community is shot 6 times and killed
Tonya "Kita" Harvey, a 35-year-old transgender woman from Buffalo, New York, was tragically shot and killed on February 6, 2018. She was found on Shepherd Street, a dead-end road, where she had been shot multiple times, including in the head, chest, and back. The murder initially raised concerns that it was a hate crime, as Harvey was the third transgender woman killed in the U.S. that year. However, further investigation by the Erie County District Attorney suggested her death might be connecte ...Read More
Tonya "Kita" Harvey, a 35-year-old transgender woman from Buffalo, New York, was tragically shot and killed on February 6, 2018. She was found on Shepherd Street, a dead-end road, where she had been shot multiple times, including in the head, chest, and back. The murder initially raised concerns that it was a hate crime, as Harvey was the third transgender woman killed in the U.S. that year. However, further investigation by the Erie County District Attorney suggested her death might be connecte ...Read More
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Tonya "Kita" Harvey
October 29, 2023
Female
African-American / Black
Buffalo
NY
2018-02-06
true
$4,000.00
35
Tonya Kita Harvey
Tonya Kita
Harvey
Victim
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I’ve been following Tonya “Kita” Harvey’s case, and one thing that’s really been bothering... ...Read More
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