TAMPA, Fla. — Friends and family of a transgender woman found dead at a Tampa Bay area park gathered to remember her as a loving, confident and happy person.
Mourners for 25-year-old India Clarke gathered Wednesday at University Area Community Park. Her body was discovered Tuesday morning near the park’s basketball courts. She appeared to suffer from blunt-force trauma to the upper body.
Suzette Clarke told The Tampa Tribune that her cousin began dressing and identifying as a woman about four years ago.
Friend Mimi Redd told the Tampa Bay Times that Clarke’s transition made her stronger because she was coming into herself.
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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate. Detectives didn’t immediately have a motive for the fatal attack, and no arrests have been made.
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