Live: DA Krasner to denounce violence against LGBTQ+ community
Editor's note: During the press conference, LGBTQ+ leaders asked for the public's help in identifying the person who killed 27-year-old Shahere Jackson-McDonald, known by the name Diamond, just after midnight on Thanksgiving. Read the full story.
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner will join LGBTQ+ leaders to denounce violence targeting trans people. Krasner is also expected to announce details of a recent homicide of a Black trans woman in the city's Germantown neighborhood.
Survivors of homicide victims and members of the LBGTQ+ community will join him to call out targeted discrimination, harassment and violence against trans people.
The press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday.
- What: District Attorney Larry Krasner will join survivors of homicide victims and members of the LGBTQ+ community to call out targeted discrimination, harassment, and violence against trans people. DA Krasner will also announce details of the recent homicide of a Black trans woman in the Germantown section of the city that is being investigated by Philadelphia Police.
- When: Thursday, December 1
- Time: 2 p.m.
- Where: In the player above or on your streaming device through CBS News Philadelphia
