Red aka Barbie (Jashawn Joseph), age 26

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Lost to gun violence on September 8, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

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ABC7 Chicago: Vigil held for transgender woman shot to death on West Side over weekend
Sep 10: Chicago Sun-Times: Transgender woman slain on West Side; family calls for hate crime investigation
“She wanted to be loved and respected.” A family is asking for the murder of a Black trans woman to be investigated as a hate crime after she was shot dead in Chicago

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