Transgender refugee faces murder charge in Idaho
http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/08/30/ap-state-id/d92sam981.txtTWIN FALLS, Idaho - A transgender Iranian refugee accused of fatally shooting a male roommate, also a refugee from Iran, has been charged with first-degree murder in southern Idaho.
Majid Kolestani, 42, was charged Tuesday in 5th District Court.
Police allege that Kolestani, who was born a man but portrays herself as a woman, shot and killed Ehsan Velayati Kababian, 29, on Monday.
Police said Kababian was in a parked vehicle when Kolestani banged on the window, and then shot Kababian when he opened the driver's door. The vehicle then crashed into a house; Kababian was dead when authorities arrived.
