TDoR 2000 / 1999 / November / 22 / Tacy Raino Ranta


Tacy Raino Ranta

Age 50

22 Nov 1999
Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
Shot

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Tacy Raino Ranta
Tacy Raino Ranta [photo: students673.ucr.edu]

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/1999/11/25/teens-held-in-killing-murder-is-charged-in-fatal-shooting-linked-to-crime-spree-5-holdups-4-carjackings-robberies-occurred-in-5-12-hours-overnight-in-northeast-of-city/

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

Report added: 22 Dec 2018. Last updated: 11 Mar 2024

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