Candlelight vigil held for trans woman killed on Sunday

00-09 DAVE DETLING 13-23RENITA MULLEN/MYLIAH1:13-1:23 TAMARJONES/BALTIMORE SAFE HAVEN1:46-1:52 LONDONJUSTICE/FRIEND OF MYLIAH2:12-2:20 DAVE DETLING Well,this holiday gathering here atThe YNot Lot in Station Northhave experienced with your ownfamily.

Tonight, a grievingmother and her message to allBaltimoreans.

I want people toget closer to your family.Tomorrowout to your family.

Reach outto you all because you neverknow what may happen to them.SURROUNDED BY A CIRCLE OF LOVEAND SUPPORT RENITA MULLENMOURNED THE LOSE OF HERDAUGHTER MYLIAH MONAETRANS WOMAN WHO PASSED SUNDAMine is gone.

Thank the loit wamercy.

MULLENSISTERS GATHERED AT THE YNOTLOT CHRISTMAS TO REMEMBER HETHE VIGIL ALSO SHEDDING MORELIGHT ON ISSUES FACING SOMETHE TRANS COMMUNITY... ISSUESLIKE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELBEING AND THE SUPPORT THATBECOME DIFFICULT FOR SOME TOACCESS BECAUSE OF THEPANDEMIC.

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Itit hurts.

It hurts that asister of mine is gone.

Ithurts that the pandemic has somuch going on with us, throughthe pandemic that we canconsole each other like wewant to.

We have to keep our 6feet well man, wear a mask wecanlove ones of Covid and thata problem and thaproblem.

NATIONWIDESEEN AT LEAST 41 TRANSGENDEOR GENGER NON- CONFORMIPEOPLE FATALLY SHOT OR KILLEDBY VIOLENT CRIME.

IN BALTIMORECITY THE BLACK AND LATINXCOMMUNITY HAS LOST FIVE TRANWOMEN THIS YEAR.

We all matterand we arenenough and itto me that all of our transsisters are down here dying ithe streets.

AS FOR MYLIAH &FAMILY BELIEVES SHE MAY HAVETAKEN HER OWN LIFE.

THISHOLIDAY SHEFOR THE LIGHT, JOY ANDOPENNESS SHE BROUGHT TO THOAROUND HER.

I lost a friend, asister.

She was loved.

She wasloved.

And the LGBTQ Communityreminding Baltimoreans reachout to the many resourcesavailable.

In Station North,Dave Detling, WMAR 2 News.NOW TO THE LATEST ON THEPANDEMIC-- COVID CASES H