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National Gay and Lesbian Task Force responds to guilty verdict in trial involving the killing of Lateisha Green
Submitted by Breanna on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 10:05amWASHINGTON, July 17 - The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force responded today to the verdict against Dwight DeLee, who was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter as a hate crime, for the fatal shooting of Lateisha Green, a 22-year-old African-American transgender woman. On Nov. 14, 2008, Green was shot and killed outside a house party in Syracuse, N.Y.
Statement by Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: