Philadelphia Police Investigating Murder Of Black Transgender Woman

Trang Do reports.

POLICE SAY THE FOUR MURDERSHAPPENED OVER THE SPAN OFEIGHT MONTHS.PHILADELPHIA POLICE AREINVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF ABLACK TRANSGENDERED WOMAN.SHE WAS FOUND IN THESCHUYLKILL RIVER EARLIER THISWEEK.TRANG DO REPORTS.MY FIRST THOUGHT SHOULD BENOT AGAIN.MEANS THIS IS HAPPENING WAYTOO MUCH.Reporter: ANGER ANDSADNESS FOR MANY INPHILADELPHIA'S LGBT COMMUNITYAS THEY MOURN THE VIOLENTMURDER OF DOMINIQUE FELS.FELS DISMEMBERED BODY WASDISCOVERED IN THE SCHUYLKILLREFER NEAR A DOCK IN SOUTHWESTPHILADELPHIA MONDAY EVENINGBUT SHE WAS NOT POSITIVELYIDENTIFIED UNTIL THURSDAY.TRANSGENDER ACTIVIST SAYS SHEDIDN'T KNOW HER.IN OUR COMMUNITY WHETHERYOU KNOW EACH OTHER PERSONALLYOR NOT THERE'S A SISTERHOOD,THERE'S A KINSHIP THERE ANDYOU KNOW OFTENTIMES IF ITAFFECTS ONE OF US IT KIND OFAFFECTS ALL OF US.Reporter: A GOFUNDMEACCOUNT HAS FAR AND BEYONDEXCEEDED ITS $1,000 GOAL.THE CITY'S OFFICE OF LGBTAFFAIRS RELEASED A STATEMENTON FELS KILLING WHICH READS INPART THE MURDER OF TRANSGENDERPEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE OFCOLOR IS TRULY AN EPIDEMIC ANCRISIS THAT WE CANNOT AFFORDTO ALLOW TO PERSIST ANYFURTHER.SINCE 2013 AT LEAST SEVENTRANSGENDER WOMEN HAVE BEENMURDERED.EVERY TIME WE TURN AROUNDIT'S SOMETHING THAT IS VERYGRAPHIC AND IT'S INHUMANE ANDIF WE'RE GOING TO SAY BLACKLIVES MATTER ALL BLACK LIVESMATTER.Reporter: ADVOCATE SHARONCOOK SAYS THE VIOLENCE AGAINSTTRANS WOMEN IS PART OF ALARGER ISSUE THAT PHILADELPHIAMUST WORK TO FIX.THE LACK OF ACCESS TO JOBS,RESOURCES 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 COULD