Kee Sam, age 24

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Lost to gun violence on August 12, 2020 in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Photo sources:

• HRC: HRC Mourns Kee Sam, Black Trans Woman Killed in Louisiana - HRC
• Sep 30: Advocate.com: Black Trans Women Killed in Philadelphia, Louisiana
• HRC: HRC Mourns Kee Sam, Black Trans Woman Killed in Louisiana
• Contributed photo

News sources:

• The Advocate: Lafayette teen sentenced to 20 years in fatal shooting of transgender woman
• The Advocate: Suspects in three Lafayette Parish homicides accept plea deals
• KATC News: Murder, attempted murder indictments handed up
• The Advocate: 16-year-old indicted in slaying of transgender woman in Lafayette; two others indicted in shootings

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