Killing of Tony McDade
On May 27, 2020, after 11 a.m., a 38-year-old African-American transgender man, Tony McDade, was fatally shot in the Leon Arms apartment complex by an officer of the Tallahassee Police Department, following the fatal stabbing of Malik Jackson on nearby Saxon Street. 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". 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.
Map of Tallahassee | |
| Date | May 27, 2020 |
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| Time | c. 11 a.m. EST |
| Location | Saxon Street Tallahassee, Florida |
| Coordinates | 30.415412°N 84.298648°W |
| Type | Homicide, police shooting |
| Participants | Unnamed officer in the Tallahassee Police Department |
| Deaths | Tony McDade |
| Charges | None |
McDade is 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. Some witnesses have contradicted statements by the Police Department that McDade was armed with a gun. The officer also allegedly called McDade the N-word before shooting and killing him. This was later proven false through body camera footage.