Candlelight vigil held in honor of 28-year-old woman shot and killed

Investigators are trying to find a motive in a fatal shooting that claimed the life of D C woman Police identified the victim as -year-old Dream Johnson Johnson was a trans woman and police are working to find a motive The shooting happened along Benning Road Northeast early July hours after another deadly shooting Johnson s loved ones honored her in a candlelight vigil Saturday The Anacostia River Trail was lit up to highlight a life gone too soon Soulful hymns comforted those who knew and loved Johnson like her aunt Angie Terrell We stayed together we played together we kind of grew up together and I knew they were going to be them just growing up with them they were going to be this outspoken just a vibrant individual Terrell explained Johnson s brother Dominic Jenkins commented he s still grappling with the fact that they can no longer make memories together I thought it was a joke he declared It really hurt me to see my mother crying I ain t never seen my mother break down like that As investigators work to find the people responsible those in the society announced they along with the family want to shine a light on the violence that countless inside the LGBTQ group face It s not right to take someone s life if in fact this is unveiled to be a hate crime announced Earline Budd with HIPS Anyone with any information is demanded to contact police D C police are offering a reward for anyone with information about the development For us to have peace we have to figure out who did it and bring them to justice Terrell revealed We have to We have to so we can live and bring awareness to other instances that are happening like this Terrell stated