In the early morning hours of July 20, 2011, a life was tragically cut short in the 6100 block of Dix Street in Northeast Washington, D.C. Myles 'LaShay' McLean, a 23-year-old Black transgender woman, was discovered at approximately 4:30 a.m. suffering from a fatal gunshot wound. Known to her friends as 'Shay,' McLean was a regular client of Transgender Health Empowerment, a local nonprofit organization that provides resources and support to the LGBTQ+ community. At the time of her death, she wa
...Read More
Account
