On September 23, 2016, 30-year-old Hason Amin Jazz Alford, a Black transgender woman originally from North Carolina, was found fatally shot in her room at the Kings Inn hotel in Birmingham, Alabama. Housekeeping staff discovered her body and she was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation later focused on 23-year-old Denzell Thomas, who became a suspect after his arrest in October 2016 for the shooting and home invasion of another transgender woman in Birmingham; that victim survived. Authorities said Thomas targeted his victims because they were transgender and vulnerable. Family members had considered Alford’s death a hate crime.

If anyone knew Hason Amin Jazz Alford or has information about her killing, please share what you can.