KDKA they responded to calls of a body lying in the street in the Wilkinsburg area of the city around 6 a.m. on January 1. The victim had been fatally shot.Detectives with the Allegheny County Police told the station they have launched an investigation.Local Black and trans rights advocacy group SisTers PGH identified the victim as Lej.“Amarey was a bright woman and former student at Woodland Hills [School District].
We at SisTers PGH would like to send her fellow classmates our deepest condolences, but also our deepest gratitude, as you rose in protection of Amarey when she needed it most,” SisTers PGH said in a statement on Facebook.Lej, who also went by Myara, is the first reported killing of a trans person in the country in 2022.