A Black trans woman was killed in South Carolina Sunday afternoon. Her death makes this the second in South Carolina in just two weeks and the 14th in the country.
Pebbles LaDime Doe was only 24 years old when a passerby found her body in a car in Allendale, according to The State.
“There has been too many killings going on and no one is doing anything about it,” Barbara Kolberg, a relative of Doe, told the Advocate.
Local police have released little information surrounding the events of her death.
Doe's death comes on the heels of the killing of Denali Berries Stuckey, another Black trans woman.
Stuckey was shot and killed in Charleston, South Carolina, on July 20. The 29-year-old was found dead around 4 a.m. According to The State, her case remains unsolved.
Of the 14 trans women killed in the country, all of them have been women of color, an issue The Alliance for Full Acceptance says is a crisis.
“While our community is still reeling from the murder of one of our transgender sisters in North Charleston just two weeks ago, we now learn that a second black trans woman has been murdered not even one hundred miles away. We are sounding the alarm — We are in an absolute state of emergency for black transgender women."
“We are at a crisis point that demands the nation’s attention," The Alliance for Full Acceptance continued. "At this moment, there is no sense of peace or security for our transgender community — and there won’t be until their lives are truly respected and valued by society.”