JaQuez Chyna Long was 30 and lived in Milwaukee. Known as Chyna, she was a Black transgender woman and a choreographer who taught young girls to dance and brought joy to her family. Loved ones remembered her as the life of the party who was proud to be herself.

On the morning of Sunday, October 8, 2023, Long was shot and killed around 7:45 a.m. near 89th and Dogwood streets on Milwaukee’s northwest side. She was found dead at the scene. Her death was the fourth killing of a transgender woman in Milwaukee in the prior year.

Milwaukee police investigated the shooting and a 29-year-old man, Antonio S. Currin, was arrested and charged with first-degree reckless homicide and use of a dangerous weapon. As of October 2023 the case was proceeding through the court system.

If anyone knew JaQuez Chyna Long, her movements that morning, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.