Black transgender man fatally shot by Tallahassee police
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metroweekly.comTony McDade – Photo: Facebook. Civil rights and LGBTQ advocates are mourning the death of a black transgender man who was fatally shot by a police officer in Tallahassee, Fla.
The victim, identified as 38-year-old Tony McDade, was shot after police officers were called to the Leon Arms Apartments on Wednesday morning to investigate a report of a stabbing.
Police say the victim died from injuries suffered in the stabbing. Officers say they received a description of a “woman” who had allegedly committed the stabbing, and that McDade, who was holding a gun at the time, matched that description. “The suspect then made a move consistent with using firearm against the officer, who fired their issued handgun,” Tallahassee Police said in a press
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