Philadelphia Police Investigating Murder Of Black Transgender Woman

Trang Do reports.

♪♪PHILADELPHIA POLICE AREINVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF ABLACK TRANSGENDER WOMAN.SHE WAS FOUND IN THESCHUYLKILL RIVER EARLIER THISWEEK.AS OUR TRANG DO TELLS US HERDEATH IS PART OF A DISTURBINGTREND.MY FIRST THOUGHT TO BE NOTAGAIN MEANS THAT THIS ISHAPPENING WAY TOO MUCH.Reporter: ANGER ANDSADNESS FROM MANY INPHILADELPHIA'S LGBT COMMUNITYAS THEY MOURN THE VIOLENTMURDER OF DOMINIQUE REMIFELLS.FELL'S DISMEMBERED BODY WASDISCOVERED IN THE SCHUYLKILLRIVER MONDAY EVENING BUT SHEWAS NOT POSITIVELY IDENTIFIEDUNTIL THURSDAY.TRANSGENDER ACTIVIST DEJADIDN'T KNOW HER.WHETHER YOU 94 HERPERSONALLY OR NOT THERE'S ASISTER SHIP A-KINSHIP S WHATAFFECTS ONE OF US AFFECTS ALLOF US.Reporter: A GOFUNDMEACCOUNT STARTED BY FELLSFAMILY HAS FAR AND BEYONDEXCEEDED ITS $1,000 GOAL.THE CITY OFFICE OF LGBTAFFAIRS RELEASED A STATEMENTON FELLS KILLING WHICH READSIN PART THE MURDER OFTRANSGENDER PEOPLE ESPECIALLYTHOSE OF COLOR IS TRULY ANEPIDEMIC AN CRISIS THAT WECANNOT A AFFORD TO ALLOW TOPERSIST ANY FURTHER.IT'S ALMOST NUMBING ANDTHAT CONCERNS ME BECAUSE EVERYTIME WE TURN AROUND IT'SSOMETHING THAT IS VERY GRAPHICAND THAT'S VERY INHUMANE ANDIF WE'RE GOING TO SAY THATBLACK LIVES MATTER, ALL BLACKLIVES MATTER AND THERE SHOULDBE JUSTICE FOR THIS YOUNGLADY.Reporter: AS POLICESEARCH FOR FELL KILLERADVOCATES SAY IT'S PART OF ALARGER ISSUE THAT PHILADELPHIAMUST WORK TO FIX.THE LACK OF ACCESS TO JOBSRESOURCES AND SECURE HOUSINGFOR MARGINALIZED PEOPLE.DOMINIQUE'S DEATH COULDHAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THEREWERE ADEQUATE SUPPORT, IFTHERE WAS ADEQUATE RESOURCES,I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THAT HERDEATH, LIKE MANY OTHERS, COULDBE PREVENTED.Reporter: POLICE HAVE NOTRELEASED ANY FURTHER DETAILSABOUT THE STATUS OF THEHOMICIDE INVESTIGATION.IN THE MEANTIME, A VIRTUALCOMMUNITY GRIEF SESSION IS INTHE WORKS.