Preferred Name | Amber Minor | City | Raytown | ||
Other Names Used | State | MO | |||
Age | 40 | Gender Identity | Transwoman | ||
Race | Black | Date of Death | 12/24/2023 |
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Marco Minor
Crime Category: Unknown | Weapon Used: Gun
On December 24th, 2023, in Raytown, MO, Amber was found dead from a gunshot wound in a driveway on Christmas Eve morning. She lived nearby in Kansas City, MO. No other information is available.
Location: 9800 block of 77th Terrace, Raytown, MO, at about 8:35 a.m.
Personal Information:
Speaking to the Star in a January 6 article, Minor’s loved ones described her as a boisterous, strong-willed woman who loved to entertain and wasn’t afraid to speak her mind.
“That girl was a warrior,” Minor’s friend Kym Walton said.
Advocate: “Amber was a resilient Black Trans woman who lived a life full of laughter,” the LGBTQ Commission of Kansas City wrote on X (formerly Twitter). On the same platform, Justice Horn, chair of the commission, described Minor as “a Black Trans woman full of love and life.”
The Kansas City Star also noted: “More than a decade ago, she was shot in the stomach and stayed with Walton for a while as she recovered. And in recent years, Walton said, she was hit by a car and “shot in the neck.”
No other details were provided or any indication if her gender identity played a role in these other events.
The killing was the sixth homicide in Raytown in 2023 and 241st homicide in the metro area in 2023.
Last Public Update: 01/17/2024
News Timeline: 12/26/2023 | 01/03/2024 | 01/06/2024 | 01/08/2024 | 01/09/2024 | 01/17/2024 |
Calfee, K., & Bauer, L. (2024, January 6). ‘She was a warrior.’ Friends remember strength of KC trans woman killed on Christmas Eve – Amber Minor. Kansas City Star. https://www.kansascity.com/news/article283889768.html
Harrison, M. (2023, December 26). Christmas Eve Morning Homicide – Police Report – Amber Minor. Raytown PD News Room. https://piorpd.wordpress.com/2023/12/26/christmas-eve-morning-homicide/
HRC. (2024, January 17). Amber Minor, Black Transgender Woman, Tragically Killed near Kansas City on Christmas Eve. Human Rights Campaign. https://www.hrc.org/news/amber-minor-black-transgender-woman-tragically-killed-kansas-city
Monteil, A. (2024, January 9). Black Trans Woman Amber Minor Killed on Christmas Eve and Misgendered by Kansas City Press. Them. https://www.them.us/story/amber-minor-death-misgender-press-reports
Ogu, E. (2023, December 26). “Fatal Shooting in Raytown: Marco Minor, 40-year-old Victim Found Dead with Gunshot Wound” – Amber Minor. County Local News. https://countylocalnews.com/2023/12/26/fatal-shooting-in-raytown-marco-minor-40-year-old-victim-found-dead-with-gunshot-wound/
Riley, J. (2024, January 8). Police Investigating Transgender Woman Amber Minor’s Murder. Metro Weekly. https://www.metroweekly.com/2024/01/police-investigating-transgender-woman-amber-minors-murder/
Ring, T. (2024, January 3). Black transgender woman Amber Minor killed in Missouri on Christmas Eve. Advocate. https://www.advocate.com/crime/amber-minor-transgender-woman-killed
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