Murder investigation continues in shooting of transgender woman in Gaithersburg
http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/34147411-story
FOX5DC/By: Matt Ackland Posted:Oct 16 2015 05:34PM EDT Updated:Oct 16 2015 05:58PM EDT
"GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Montgomery County police are continuing to investigate the murder of a transgender woman at a shopping center in Gaithersburg.
Zella Ziona was fatally shot Thursday afternoon in an alleyway that separates the Montgomery Village Plaza and Montgomery Village Crossing shopping centers Thursday evening."
Not far from where I live - the next county over.
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We shop at the Trader Joe's there. Happened in broad daylight.
She's originally from Trinidad...
Zella Ziona: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
http://heavy.com/news/2015/10/zella-ziona-deandre-smith-shooting-dead-funeral-gaithersburg-maryland-rip-tribute-facebook-instagram/
By Paul Farrell, Published 5:37 pm EDT, October 16, 2015 Updated 6:10 pm EDT, October 16, 2015
A 21-year-old transgender was shot dead outside of Maryland mall by a group of teenagers, police say. The victim was named by authorities as Zella Ziona. Police in Gaithersburg are searching for a group of teenagers in relation to the shooting which occurred at around 6 p.m. on October 15 at the Montgomery Village Crossing Shopping Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland. She was rushed to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at 8:12 p.m.
Here's what you need to know:
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On her private Instagram page, Ziona says she's from Trinidad.
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