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“She wasn’t someone that frequented the streets a lot, so that’s why it’s so shocking and the community is stunned,” Budd said. “I’ve been getting calls all day about this murder.”

While there has been no information as to what led to Carmon’s killing, residents of the area claim that sex workers have migrated from areas in D.C. and have moved over to parts of Prince George’s County.

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“They park on our side streets, on Aspen, on 57th, on Jost, and they have sex with people,” said Akiaba Steward, a resident who lives in the area and told the news station she heard the shots. “And on any given day, you can see up to six to 12 condoms on the ground when you come out in the morning.”

Budd told WJLA that they try to discourage transgender women from coming to the area.

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“We’ve had quite a few transgender folks who have been assaulted, have been shot, who have been stabbed in that area,” Budd said.

But she said Carmon’s death is the first homicide among transgender people in several years.