Police in Greely, Colorado nabbed a suspect in the murder of Angie Zapata, an 18-year-old transgender woman. Allen Ray Andrade was arrested after police answered a loud noise complaint and found Zapata's car. According to court documents, Andrade cold-heartedly killed Zapata after finding out that she was transgendered: In an affidavit, Andrade explains that he started to look at photos in the apartment and questioned Zapata's sex...That night, he questioned Zapata directly, and according to the affidavit, Zapata responded, "I'm all woman."
Andrade told authorities that he grabbed Zapata by the genitals and discovered a penis. He became angry and struck Zapata with his fist before grabbing a fire extinguisher and striking her in the head twice, according to the affidavit.
Andrade explains to police that he believed he "killed it," referring to Zapata but when she was making gurgling noises and when she began to sit up, he hit her with the extinguisher yet again.
Zapata’s sister expressed relief over Andrade’s arrest yet admitted that “he took a part of our heart, he did, when he killed her.” Local prosecutors were unsure if Andrade will be charged with a hate crime though Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck said that the accused will be “pursued aggressively” for the murder.
(Hat tip: Guanabee).
Image- ABC News (“On Thursday, July 17, Angie Zapata, an 18-year old Latina transgender woman, was found murdered in her home in Colorado.”)
Sources- The Latin Americanist, Post Chronicle, Metro, Denver Post, Greely Tribune, Guanabee
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