Barbie Iceland ("Redd China")
8 Sep 2024
Chicago, Illinois (USA)
Shot
TDoR list ref: tgeu/tdor2024/8-Sep-2024/Barbie Iceland ("Redd China")
Redd was shot by a man who had earlier been observed approaching a woman in another group of people. 30 minutes later he returned and opened fire, killing Redd.
More than 15 shell casings, all from a rifle, were recovered at the scene.
Family members are calling for a hate crime investigation after a transgender woman was killed in a shooting over the weekend on the West Side.
Redd, also known as Barbie to her friends, was shot and killed early Sunday in the 4500 block of West Monroe Street. Another person was critically wounded in the shooting, according to Chicago police.
Redd’s cousin Mariyah Phillips said she received a call from a close friend screaming “Redd’s not moving. She just got shot.” She kept calling back for updates, only to eventually be told her cousin, 26, was gone.
The pair grew up together, like siblings, in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, Phillips told the Sun-Times on Monday.
“We were really close,” she said. “[She] was always the person that, no matter what challenges [she] faced, she always made it out on top.”
Redd transitioned at 16 years old, and though she remained close with her relatives, found a community of chosen family members.
Phillips held a memorial balloon release Sunday and was shocked to see how many people came to mourn, and how much her cousin meant to them.
“I know how I love [her] and how I feel about [her],” Phillips said, “but the way they feel is different.”
Redd's Facebook profile is https://www.facebook.com/jushawna.joseph/.
https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-death-chicago-redd
https://www.pghlesbian.com/2024/09/her-name-was-redd-black-trans-woman-fatally-shot-in-chicago/
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/1-killed-1-critically-wounded-west-garfield-park-shooting
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_s9qc_tema/
