Tacy Raino Ranta
Age 5022 Nov 1999
Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
Shot
TDoR list ref: tdor.info/22 Nov 1999/Tacy Raino Ranta

Tacy was shot in the chest. There was some debate at this time as to whether this was a hate-based murder, or simply a “random act of violence.”
Tacy Ranta was the spokesperson of It’s Time, Maryland! and cofounder of the Baltimore-based transgender support group Tran*Quility.
The [person] killed has been identified as Tacy Raino Ranta, 50, who was shot in the chest a block from [their] home in the 4400 block of Parkside Drive in Belair-Edison. The former city school teacher was a leader of Tranquility, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center for people interested in changing their gender.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2002/03/07/in-baltimore-cityman-24-convicted-of-murder/
http://students673.ucr.edu/docsserver/lgbt/trans_remembrance_display_posters.pdf