South Carolina man gets life in prison in killing of Black transgender woman
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} A South Carolina man was sentenced to life in federal prison Thursday in the killing of a Black transgender woman after the exposure of their secret sexual relationship. Ritter shot Doe three times with a.22 caliber handgun after word started getting out about Ritter's relationship with Doe in the small town of Allendale, prosecutors said. State law enforcement never processed a gunshot residue test that he took voluntarily and the pair’s intimate relationship and frequent car rides made it no surprise that Ritter would have been with her, defense lawyer Lindsey Vann said.
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