Remembering Our Dead

Kassim Omar

Kassim died from injuries sustained in a shooting in 2022 which left her paralysed from the neck down and unable to breathe without assistance.

Kassim Omar wanted to be heard.

Even after a 2022 shooting left her paralyzed from the neck down and unable to breathe on her own, she fought to be able to speak and tell her story.

Omar, 29, was a transgender woman and former refugee originally from Somalia. She had lived in the United States and Columbus since 2015.

Omar died from injuries related to the shooting that paralyzed her on Sept. 6, authorities said. Two teenagers have been charged with murder in her death.

After she was shot, Omar spent most of her time in bed at an East Side nursing home, able to speak but do little else. She had previously loved to dance and sing, get dressed up and go out and just drive around in her car, she said.

https://www.pghlesbian.com/2024/09/columbus-trans-woman-dies-from-injuries-sustained-in-2022-shooting/

https://eu.dispatch.com/story/news/2024/09/21/two-teens-charged-with-murder-after-shooting-victim-dies-of-injuries-kassim-omar-wedgewood-paralyzed/75296799007/

https://bitlishaber13.com/kultur-sanat/trans-kadin-ve-somali-multeci-kassim-omar-2022deki-bir-silahli-saldirida-aldigi-yaralar-sonucu-hayatini-kaybetti/101866/

https://eu.dispatch.com/videos/news/local/2024/06/23/kassim-omar-was-shot-at-wedgewood-village-apartments-heres-her-story/74184790007/

Report added: 27 Sep 2024. Last updated: 13 Nov 2024

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