MI - Ashia Davis, 34, trans murdered inside hotel on the first day of Pride Month, Detroit, 1 June 2023 *arrest*

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Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced the charges against Carlos Lamar Scotland, who was 17 at the time. He's charged with first-degree murder, felony firearm, resisting and obstructing police, and carrying a concealed weapon.

"It's troubling on many levels," Worthy said when asked about the suspect's age.

Davis was shot inside a room at a hotel on Woodward near Seven Mile on June 1, 2023. It’s a hotel where many in the transgender community sometimes stay.

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced charges against the suspect in the 2023 murder of transgender woman Ashia Davis.

Worthy said that Scotland was arrested this week, on March 12.

Worthy and police declined to provide details about the case, including if it was a suspected hate crime. Authorities also are not saying if David and Scotland knew each other.

"She was murdered tragically and coincidentally on the first day of Pride Month," Worthy said.

Teen charged in murder of transgender woman at Highland Park hotel

The suspect was 17 when police say he allegedly shot and killed Asha Davis.

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Ashia Davis was a beautiful human being who deserves at a minimum to be alive today, sharing her cheerful spirit with us. During Pride Month and every other month, we’re faced with yet another tragic reminder that as Black trans women, we are under attack in this country. Anti-trans rhetoric and stigma perpetuate this violence. It’s beyond unacceptable that not nearly enough of those in power have spoken out against this inhumanity. We continue to call for justice – for Ashia and for all those we’ve lost without sufficient answers.”

Tori Cooper, HRC Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative

Honoring Ashia Davis, 34-Year-Old Black Trans Woman Killed in Detroit

Ashia, also spelled Asia, Davis was a Black transgender woman from Detroit who was full of joy, devoted to her faith, and a loving dog owner to a Yorkie…

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Suspect charged in murder of trans woman in Highland Park

Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy announced charges against Carlos Scotland on Friday in the June 2023 murder of Ashia Davis.

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A man who shot and killed a transgender woman at a hotel on Woodward Avenuein Highland Park in 2023 learned his prison sentence Friday.

Carlos Lamar Scotland, who was 17 when he murdered 34-year-old Ashia Davis on June 1, 2023, will spend 17-30 years in prison, which was the sentencing guidelines after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and felony firearm.

Man who murdered transgender woman at Woodward Inn sentenced to 17-30 years

After shooting and killing Ashia Davis, Carlos Scotland fled the hotel, but police were able to track him down months later.

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