LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police say a transgender woman was fatally shot in the head during a robbery in east Hollywood.
Sgt. Michael Mabie says police responded to a report of shots fired shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday.
Witnesses tell detectives the victim was apparently robbed by two to three men who ran off after shots rang out. The woman was taken a hospital, where she was pronounced dead shortly after 5 a.m.
Mabie says it appears to be a robbery that went awry. No suspects have been identified.
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Police say it’s too early to determine whether the victim was targeted and whether anything was stolen. The victim’s name has not been released.
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