PHILADELPHIA: Police Seek Public’s Help In Finding Mob Who Murdered Transgender Woman

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

Philadelphia police have asked for the public’s help in finding the men who attacked and killed a transgender woman in Logan in the wee hours of the morning Tuesday. Kiesha Jenkins, 22, of North Philadelphia, had been riding in a car that dropped her off at 13th and Wingohocking Streets around 2:30 a.m., said homicide Capt. James Clark. Minutes after she got out of the car, Jenkins was set upon by five to six men who surrounded and beat her, Clark said. One of them pulled out a gun and shot her twice in the back, he added. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Clark said police had not yet determined a motive in the crime. “We don’t know if it’s potentially a hate crime, or a robbery – we really don’t know,” he said. “It’s too early in the investigation.”

Police say they don’t believe the victim knew her attackers. (Tipped by JMG reader Paul)