Tracey Milton said she did not raise Mary Ann or Riah Milton, but became a part of their lives after the women turned 18. However, Milton's birth mother Tracey Milton acknowledged her child as a transgender woman in a Friday interview with The Enquirer. "During the Detective Division’s investigation the victim’s parents referred to him as their son. OHLEG (Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, an information network for police) has the victim listed as a male as well as the Coroner’s report." "Although the Sheriff’s Office is sensitive to these matters we have reported the victim as a male," Peters' statement reads. Kim Peters of the Butler County Sheriff's Office wrote to The Enquirer Friday morning, stating Milton's parents referred to her as their "son." Mary Ann also identifies as a transgender woman, and said hearing officers and media outlets improperly identify her sister's gender was "upsetting." "Everyone knew her as Riah."Ī "dead name" refers to the name on one's birth certificate and how a person may have been known before identifying themselves as transgender. "At this point, she was out (as a transgender woman)," Mary Ann said. This person was lured there to be robbed and to have his car taken and to have his belongings taken."īut by identifying Milton with her "dead name" and male pronouns – which was then reflected in media coverage, including an Enquirer report – Jones left Milton's grief-stricken family and friends even more upset, they said. Milton was 25.īutler County Sheriff Richard Jones held a press conference on Thursday to provide more information on the investigation, along with another fatality in Liberty Township just yards from where Milton was killed.Īt the press conference, Jones was asked if Milton was targeted because of her identity as a transgender woman. On Tuesday, the Butler County Sheriff's Office said they responded to a dead body found in Liberty Township. Investigators later discovered that Milton had been shot and killed during a robbery, after a 14-year-old girl and two men "lured" Milton to the Liberty Township area in an attempt to steal her car.
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