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A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the death of Zoe Spears, a 23- year-old whose death last month outside Washington, D. C., marked the 10th this year of a black transgender woman.
The Prince George’s County, Md., police say Ger- ardo Thomas, 33, admits to having been armed and in the area of Fairmount Heights, Md., where Spears was shot and killed the night of June 13, the Washington Post re- ported Thursday.
Spears’ death came just months after the killing in the same area of another black trans woman, a friend of Spears named Ashanti Carmon, whose slaying re- mains unsolved.
Police told the Post t h a t they didn’t think trans- phobia was a factor in Spears’ death, although they added that they didn’t know what the motive was.
“He did not mention any- thing about her being a trans-
Mississippi State House Candidate Shot Himself And Wife In Brutal Murder-Suicide
Police Make Arrest In The Killing Of Zoe Spears
ZOE SPEAR
gender female,” Police Maj. Brian Reilly, head of the criminal investigations divi- sion for the Prince George’s County Police Department, said of Thomas. “He gave us no reason.”
However, Spears’ loved ones and many in the transgender community fear that she and others in the trans community were and are being targeted. In fact, ac- cording to the Post, Spears had told friends that she had witnessed Carmon’s killing.
According to The Daily Journal, on Tuesday, Carl Robinson went Williams Medical Clinic in Potts Camp, Mississippi where Thomp- son worked as a receptionist. He reportedly shot her with .38-caliber hammerless Smith & Wesson pistol.
Marshall County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson said, “We found the shooter dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. He and his wife were in the process of a di- vorce. His wife was lying on the floor near his body.”
According to Fox 13, nurse Tammy Wiseman was in the clinic when the shooting occurred and she tried to help Latoya Thompson, “When we got to her she never did respond to us. We were doing what we could do, CPR, and when the ambu- lance got here she did leave with rhythm and hope.”
Dr. Kenneth Williams,
runs the clinic, explained, “We did try to resuscitate her, and she was gone, but she did
Carl Robinson, 43, was seeking election to the Mississippi House of Representatives. However, shortly after being served di- vorce papers, he reportedly shot his wife, 34-year-old Latoya Thompson, and then himself.
get her rhythm back. We got her rhythm back and got her loaded up and taken to the field for the helicopter. While she was over there, her rhythm went out twice and she didn’t make it.”
He added, “I tell people this is the closest thing to Mayberry that I have ever seen. I never expected any- thing like it, and we have a lot of hurt people. We have lost
someone who is part of our family, and we will take it day to day.”
A neighbor of Thompson said, “She was a real nice girl, friendly and would help you do anything.”
Robinson, who was seek- ing the District 5 seat in the Mississippi House of Repre- sentatives, was preparing for the Democratic primary on Aug. 6.
House Votes No To Trump Impeachment...For Now
Morehouse Employee On Leave After Students Allege Sexual Misconduct
WASHINGTON — The House easily killed a maver- ick Democrat’s effort Wednesday to impeach Pres- ident Donald Trump for his recent racial insults against lawmakers of color , a vote that provided an early snap- shot of just how divided De- mocrats are over ousting him as the 2020 presidential and congressional campaigns rev up.
Democrats leaned against the resolution by Texas Rep. Al Green by 137-95. That showed that so far, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has successfully prevented a Democratic stampede toward impeachment before addi- tional evidence is developed that could win over a public that’s so far skeptical about ousting Trump.
Even so, the roll call un- derscored that the number of liberal Democrats open to im- peachment remains substan-
Morehouse College ad- ministrators placed an em- ployee on unpaid administrative leave after students voiced several in- stances of sexual assault.
While the college has not identified the employee, on Tuesday a Twitter user by the name of @GrindAlways___ shared that he experienced several inappropriate mo- ments with DeMarcus Crews, who served as Assis- tant director of Student Serv- ices. Crews’ LinkedIn profile lists his title as the In- terim Director of Depart- ment Housing and Residential Education.
“It got to the point where I went through really bad de- pression,” he said, “(Crews) was trying to force me to come out about my sexual-
ity.”“He would make ad- vances towards me,” he con- tinued.
The student said that due to his experiences he became
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tial and may be growing. About two dozen more con- versions would split the party’s 235-member caucus in half over an issue that could potentially dominate next year’s elections. Until now, just over 80 Democrats had publicly said they were open to starting an inquiry over removing Trump.
depressed and developed a substance abuse addiction. He also said that he reported Crews to the Title IX official on campus and another ad- ministrator, who both ended up leaving their positions. Title IX is a federal civil rights law passed in 1972 which states the following: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from partic- ipation in, be denied the ben- efits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any ed- ucation program or activity
receiving Federal financial assistance.”
To date the student said there are several emails left unanswered by Morehouse officials.
Followers and commen- tators expressed support over his bravery and also ac- knowledged that there were other students who suffered the same fate.
A second former student released a note saying that he also was a victim of sexual harassment by an adminis- trator.
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