Police investigate mysterious murder of Black trans woman on Christmas Eve

A Black transgender woman who was shot and killed late last month in Missouri has been identified as 40-year-old Amber Minor.

Minor’s body was discovered in a driveway in Raytown, Missouri, around 8:35 a.m. on December 24, The Kansas City Star reported. The Kansas City resident had reportedly suffered a shotgun wound and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Related: 6 Black trans and gender-nonconforming people killed in the U.S. last month

Between 25–35 trans and gender nonconforming people have been killed this year.

Police initially misgendered and deadnamed Minor. The Kansas City Star has since updated its reporting after local LGBTQ+ advocates made it known that Minor was a transgender woman.

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In a December 29 message on X, Kansas City’s LGBTQ Commission described Minor as “a resilient Black Trans woman who lived a life full of laughter.”

The commission’s chair, Justice Horn, wrote that she was “full of love and life.”

Rest in Power Amber Minor.