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Vanity Williams

Case from Houston, TX dated Aug 02, 2024

Victim Details

Name

Vanity Williams

Gender

Female

Race

Black / African American

City

Houston

State

Date Of Death

2024-08-02

Age At Death

First Name

Vanity

Last Name

Williams

Last Updated

07/06/2026

Case Description

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On the night of August 2, 2024, Vanity Williams, a 34-year-old Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in the lobby of her apartment building at 1711 Caroline Street in downtown Houston, Texas. Houston Police Department officers responded to a shooting call around 11:10 p.m. and found Ms. Williams unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene. Ms. Williams was an Air Force veteran who had recently begun nursing school with aspirations of opening a medic ...

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ABC13 Houston: SWAT team arrests 26-year-old a week after woman killed at downtown Houston apartments, HPD says

UPDATE: Suspect Arrested, Charged in Fatal Shooting at 1711 Caroline Street – City of Houston | Newsroom

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Vanity Williams

Case from Houston, TX dated Aug 02, 2024

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