Kier Laprice Solomon, a 21-year-old Black transgender woman also known as Kier Lapri Kartier, was found fatally shot in her car at an Arlington, Texas, apartment complex on the night of September 30, 2021. She was discovered in the driver’s seat with the door open and the engine running, taken to a local hospital emergency room and pronounced dead. Solomon lived with her grandmother in Dallas, sometimes visited friends in Arlington, and had no known connection to the Madrid Apartments where her body was found. At the time she was between jobs and looking for work.

The Arlington Police Department is investigating; detectives canvassed the neighborhood, sought witnesses and surveillance video, and spoke with friends and family. Police have not identified a suspect and do not believe Solomon’s gender identity was a motivating factor. Friends and family described her as kind and newly in transition; a balloon release and vigil were held in Dallas after her death. The investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about what happened to Kier Laprice Solomon or saw activity near the Madrid Apartments on September 30, 2021, please share what you know.