Jaida Peterson
Age 244 Apr 2021
Charlotte, North Carolina (USA)
Shot
TDoR list ref: tgeu/4-Apr-2021/Jaida Peterson

Jaida was found in a hotel room in an unresponsive state on Easter Sunday. In death the local police and media misgendered her.
Jaida Peterson, a 29-year-old Black transgender woman was killed on April 4, in Charlotte, N.C.
But due to police initially deadnaming and misgendering the victim we just learned of her death. The Charlotte Observer which first reported on Peterson’s murder recently updated their article and correctly identified the victim.
A phone call for a welfare check in west Charlotte turned into a homicide investigation, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
Officers responded to the call around 1:45 p.m. Sunday at a hotel located in the 3100 block of Queen City Drive, near Interstate 85 and Billy Graham Parkway, CMPD said in a statement on Monday. Police found an unresponsive person in one of the rooms, CMPD said. Medic pronounced the person dead at the scene.
CMPD in a statement said the victim’s last name Peterson and the victim was 29-years-old.
Charlotte Uprising began fundraising last week for her family in South Carolina to hold a funeral. Jaida’s family has since said that they have raised enough money to pay for her funeral and want to thank everyone who gave.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has ruled Jaida’s death a homicide, and asks anyone with information to contact 704-432-TIPS, or leave information anonymously with Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600 or http://charlottecrimestoppers
Jaida Peterson is the second transgender person murdered In NC and the 34th death in the US since the 2020 TDoR.
We believe Jaida is the 13th trans person murdered in the US, this year and second in North Carolina.
— jessica (@happyqueer) April 11, 2021
“Jaida Peterson is a Black woman of trans experience who was murdered in Charlotte, NC this week. Her family has until Tuesday to come up with $2,000 for her funeral.” pic.twitter.com/9YTNGweeCU
Absolutely blown away by the love in Tuckaseegee Park tonight for a vigil honoring Jaida Peterson, a transgender, Black woman who was recently killed in Charlotte. Her sisters came together to celebrate her tonight, and their fierce love was something to behold. pic.twitter.com/b03XgYqQ7R
— devna bose (@devnabose) April 10, 2021
“Jaida had her fears about society and what society could do, but she trusted in the Lord.”
— Genevieve Curtis (@GenevieveWSOC9) April 16, 2021
Jaida Peterson’s friends fear someone killed her because she is transgender.
Tonight on @wsoctv at 11: Police are investigating the murders of two trans women in 11 days. pic.twitter.com/mrZkGpK0Hv
Less than two weeks after Jaida's murder Remy Fennell was found shot dead in a hotel room in the same city. On 16th April, Dontarius Long and Joel Brewer were arrested for the murders of both Jaida and Remy.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Two men are behind bars, charged in connection to the recent killings of two transgender women in Charlotte.
Police say Dontarius Long and Joel Brewer were arrested in Union County earlier Friday.
Police believe they worked together to kill 29-year-old Jaida Peterson and 28-year-old Remy Fennell.
https://www.them.us/story/jaida-peterson-remy-fennell-black-trans-women-homicide-charges
https://planettransgender.com/arrests-made-for-the-murder-of-two-charlotte-transgender-women
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/04/16/north-carolina-police-arrest-2-men-in-transwomen-murders/
https://istoe.com.br/mulheres-trans-sao-assassinadas-a-tiros-nos-estados-unidos/
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https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article250535554.html
https://twitter.com/CMPD/status/1383131053452361730
https://twitter.com/GenevieveWSOC9/status/1382881429189767171
https://twitter.com/devnabose/status/1380677011853705218
https://twitter.com/happyqueer/status/1381287870275682311
https://twitter.com/cltuprising/status/1381989779131281411
https://www.facebook.com/LGBTQCarrboro/posts/804279310182974
https://www.facebook.com/tizgiordano/posts/10159584460637112