Transgender Woman Stabbed to Death in Chicago

A transgender woman was found stabbed to death in Chicago late Wednesday, making her the 22nd known trans homicide victim this year.

Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier, 31, was found in the backyard of an abandoned building on the city's west side, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. She was pronounced dead at the scene, having suffered multiple stab wounds.

Police believe her killer was a man she had been arguing with inside the building about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, but they have yet to bring him in. Detectives are continuing to investigate.

She was the second trans woman murdered in Chicago in just over a month. Deejay Stanton, 24, was shot to death August 30. Police are still searching for a suspect. Like most of the trans victims this year, Carter and Stanton are both African-American.

"It feels like we are being targeted," LaSaia Wade, executive director of Chicago trans organization Brave Space Alliance, told the Sun-Times. She knew Frazier through the local ball scene. "I'm frustrated and upset with the lack of cases turning around," she continued. "There is a lack of [concern for] our safety from police."

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