Former Michigan pastor pleads guilty in shooting death of transgender woman

https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/08/former-michigan-pastor-pleads-guilty-in-shooting-death-of-transgender-woman.html

DETROIT – A former Michigan pastor has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in connection to the shooting death of a transgender woman nearly five years ago, authorities announced.

Kelly Stough, 36, of Detroit, was shot to death around 6 a.m. on Dec. 7, 2018, in Detroit. Her body was discovered by a Detroit Police officer. Albert Weathers, then-46, of Sterling Heights, was charged with open murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony on Dec. 10, 2018.

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patatoeswizard@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Weathers initially claimed he was acting in self-defense and his gun went off by mistake. He said Stough got in his vehicle and demanded money. Stough died from a gunshot wound to the left underarm.

The prosecutor’s office alleged that Weathers knew the victim and the crime took place in an area known to be frequented by sex workers.

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HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

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captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

It’s often a safe assumption that unless evidence says otherwise a man murdering a trans woman he doesn’t know is in some way using her for sex before killing her

throwing_handles@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
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