CHARLESTON, S.C. — Police in South Carolina said a man has turned himself in to face a murder charge for the killing of a transgender woman.
The Post and Courier of Charleston reports that 34-year-old Dominick Archield is being held in the Charleston County Jail.
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North Charleston Deputy Police Chief Scott Deckard said Archield is accused of shooting to death Denali Berries Stuckey. The 29-year-old transgender North Charleston woman was found on a roadside on July 20.
Deckard told the newspaper that Stuckey's killing has not been classified as a hate crime, but remains under investigation.
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Chase Glenn, the executive director of the Alliance For Full Acceptance in North Charleston, said violence against black transgender women is becoming a crisis.
Associated Press
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