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Kiwi Herring

Age 30

22 Aug 2017
St Louis, Mississipi (USA)
Shot

TDoR list ref: tgeu/22-Aug-2017/Kiwi Herring

Kiwi Herring
Kiwi Herring

Kiwi was shot 7 times by police in her home in front of her children. Friends and family dispute a report by the police claiming that Kiwi pulled a knife on them when they arrived near her home to answer calls about a domestic dispute.

She leaves behind a spouse and three children.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/transgender-woman-police-killing-stlouis_us_599df3f7e4b05710aa599d34

https://www.hrc.org/blog/kiwi-herring-shot-by-police-in-st.-louis-is-the-18th-known-transgender-pers

https://mic.com/articles/184058/trans-woman-kiwi-herring-killed-by-police-after-allegedly-stabbing-neighbor-officer

http://www.kmov.com/story/36204769/supporters-honor-the-life-of-kenneth-kiwi-herring-transgender-woman-shot-and-killed-by-st-louis-police

Report added: 1 Sep 2018. Last updated: 13 Jan 2021

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