The suspect in a
Memphis shooting that left a trans woman hospitalized
in critical condition last Wednesday blamed the victim for
"misrepresenting" her gender, reports the
Commercial Appeal
.
The suspect in a
Memphis shooting that left a trans woman hospitalized
in critical condition last Wednesday blamed the victim for
"misrepresenting" her gender, reports the
Commercial Appeal
.
Police say Terron Taylor told them he shot Kelvin Denton in the
neck and nose because he felt Denton misled him about her
gender.
The Tennessee
Transgender Political Coalition issued a newsletter Tuesday
urging Shelby County authorities not to permit the use of the
"trans panic" defense.
Taylor, 18, is being
held on $500,000 bond.
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