Ruby Tavener, a 22-year-old white trans woman, also fatally shot her own brother before fleeing the Independence Square Apartments in the Independence Township on Sunday (8 May). Raymond “Ray” Muscat, a 24-year-old who loved anime and cosplay, was reportedly shot to death by his girlfriend of almost two years in their apartment. A “kind” trans man was shot dead by his girlfriend in Oakland, Michigan, as a campaign of violence continues to claim the lives of trans Americans.
