Police in Ohio say two people have been arrested in connection with the killing of Riah, a 25 year old transgender woman from Cincinnati.
According to the Butler County Sheriff’s Office, Riah was fatally shot early Tuesday on Spruce Creek Drive in Liberty Township. Authorities said two suspects, an 18 year old man named Kaleb and a 14 year old girl, were arrested. Police allege the pair lured Riah to the area, robbed her, and shot her. A third suspect, a 25 year old man named Tyree, is wanted, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest.
WLWT 5 reported that Kaleb faces charges of murder and aggravated robbery. The teen girl is charged with complicity to aggravated robbery, complicity to murder, and tampering with evidence. Tyree is wanted on charges that include complicity to murder and complicity to aggravated robbery. All of these are allegations, and the suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones said the killing had not been categorized as a hate crime at the time.
Riah’s sisters asked that she be remembered by the name she used for most of her life. “The way to honor Riah is to honor her in death the way that she was honored in life,” one of her sisters said.
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