Milwaukee Mourns Amyri Dior, 23

The month of February has been marked with an unspeakable amount of violence against the Trans community. Yet another individual of the Trans-feminine experience has been found murdered. Twenty-three year old Amyri Dior was discovered around 12:30 a.m. near 95th and Brown Deer Rd. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 21st. She had suffered a fatal gunshot wound. Her family describes her as joyful and always showing up in her full authenticity. MPD has not released further information about the shooting or identified a suspect. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360. Those who wish to remain anonymous can provide tips through Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or by using the P3 Tips mobile app.

"Live in the truth y’all," said Dior’s mother, Perriona Williams. "I just want to tell everybody to live in the truth. It doesn’t matter who you are, just open up, be an open book, so your family can know who you are and be able to love you for who you are."

The family has started a GOFUNDME to assist with her funeral experiences: https://gofund.me/d00b4f7b . We encourage you to contribute if you are in the position to give. A memorial service is being held March 8th at 5PM, at Zao MKE Church, 2319 E Kenwood Blvd Milwaukee, WI 53211.

Amyri is the 4th known Black Trans person murdered THIS MONTH. The 3rd Black Trans woman. Each victim was under the age of 30. Sadly, that is typically the case. If you are interested in learning more about the epidemic of violence against the Trans community, we encourage you to visit the Blaque/OUT TRAII website that utilizes geo-spatial (GPS) technology to list and plot each of the recorded murders of people of the Trans experience since 2018. It allows you to see where they lived, learn more about each of their stories and keep their memories alive.