TDoR 2023 / 2023 / June / 25 / Chanell Perez Ortiz ("Uvita")


Chanell Perez Ortiz ("Uvita")

Age 29

25 Jun 2023
Carolina, Puerto Rico (USA)
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TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2023/25-Jun-2023/Chanell Perez Ortiz ("Uvita")

Chanell Perez Ortiz ("Uvita")
Chanell Perez Ortiz ("Uvita") [photo: www.facebook.com]

Chanell's body was found with gunshot wounds on the PR-190 highway.

CAROLINA – The bullet-ridden body of a trans woman was found at about 5:25 in the morning today, along the PR-190 highway, in the vicinity of Sabana Gardens.

A call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System alerted the Police of a shooting. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the body of the trans woman, described as having a black complexion, who was wearing a black wig and dressed in a green suit. Next to the corpse was a woman's handbag, a cell phone and .40 caliber bullet casings. The body has not been identified.

At 8:30 a.m. today, staff from the Institute of Forensic Sciences were examining the scene. Agent Eric Rodríguez Calderón and Lieutenant José Padín, from the Homicide Division of the Carolina Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC), together with prosecutor Jorge Umpierre, are in charge of the investigation. Inspector Mabel Oliveras, director of the Carolina CIC, also went to the scene and confirmed to EL VOCERO that the victim is a trans woman.

According to the official, she appears to be about 30 years old. She was made up and is wearing a watch and chain. The investigation was in progress at 9:30 in the morning today.

Chanell's Instagram profile is https://www.instagram.com/chanellperezortizgmail.

https://www.advocate.com/crime/trans-woman-killed-puerto-rico

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CAROLINA – The bullet-ridden body of a trans woman was found at about 5:25 in the morning today, along the PR-190 highway, in the vicinity of Sabana Gardens.

A call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System alerted the Police of a shooting. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found the body of the trans woman, described as having a black complexion, who was wearing a black wig and dressed in a green suit. Next to the corpse was a woman's handbag, a cell phone and .40 caliber bullet casings. The body has not been identified.

At 8:30 a.m. today, staff from the Institute of Forensic Sciences were examining the scene. Agent Eric Rodríguez Calderón and Lieutenant José Padín, from the Homicide Division of the Carolina Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC), together with prosecutor Jorge Umpierre, are in charge of the investigation. Inspector Mabel Oliveras, director of the Carolina CIC, also went to the scene and confirmed to EL VOCERO that the victim is a trans woman.

According to the official, she appears to be about 30 years old. She was made up and is wearing a watch and chain. The investigation was in progress at 9:30 in the morning today.

Chanell's Instagram profile is https://www.instagram.com/chanellperezortizgmail.

https://www.telemundopr.com/noticias/puerto-rico/dan-ultimo-adios-a-mujer-trans-asesinada-en-carolina-2/2503564/

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https://www.pghlesbian.com/2023/06/29-year-old-latina-trans-woman-chanell-perez-ortiz-killed-in-puerto-rico/

https://www.them.us/story/trans-woman-chanell-perez-ortiz-killed-puerto-rico

https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/noticias/notas/mujer-trans-asesinada-carolina-camaras-seguridad/

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