Noony Norwood, a 30-year-old Black transgender woman, was fatally shot in Richmond, Virginia. The shooting occurred in the early morning hours of November 5, 2016, on the city’s southside. She was found unresponsive, taken to a local hospital, and died of her injuries on November 6, 2016.

Family and friends remember Norwood as someone whose energy brightened a room and as a committed supporter of her community. Her killing was counted as the 23rd known homicide of a transgender or gender non-conforming person in the United States in 2016. The Richmond Police Department interviewed several people, appealed for anyone who was in the area or who knew Norwood to come forward, and showed interest in a man seen driving a dark-colored sedan near the scene.

Investigators later received some tips and released a grainy image of a person of interest described as a Black male, about 30 to 40 years old, roughly 6 feet 2 inches to 6 feet 4 inches tall, and about 290 pounds. No arrests have been announced. If anyone was near the southside of Richmond on November 5, 2016, or has information about the person seen near the scene, please come forward.