Killing of Tony McDade
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On May 27, 2020, after 11 a.m.,[2] a 38-year-old African-American[3][4] transgender man, Tony McDade,[5][6][4][7] was fatally shot in the Leon Arms apartment complex by an officer of the Tallahassee Police Department,[8] following the fatal stabbing of Malik Jackson on nearby Saxon Street.[1][9][10] Early reports of the incident misgendered McDade as a "woman", and on May 28, the police department described McDade as a woman who "identified as a man".[1][11][9][4] On September 3, a Leon County grand jury found that the police use of force against McDade was justified. Police body camera showing McDade pointing a firearm at one of the police officers before being shot was also released.[12]
Date | May 27, 2020 (2020-05-27) |
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Time | c. 11 a.m. EST |
Location | Saxon Street Tallahassee, Florida[1] |
Coordinates | 30.415412°N 84.298648°W / 30.415412; -84.298648 |
Type | Homicide, police shooting |
Participants | Unnamed officer in the Tallahassee Police Department |
Deaths | Tony McDade |
Charges | None |
McDade was a suspect in Jackson's fatal stabbing and police stated that McDade pointed a gun at police and that a bloody knife was found at the scene.[13] Some witnesses have contradicted statements by the Police Department[14] that McDade was armed with a gun.[8][15][6][5] The officer also allegedly called McDade the N-word before shooting and killing him.[13] This was later proven false through body camera footage.