Fresno County DA files charges against man for the murder of a transgender woman in 2015

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County District Attorney has filed charges against Richard Lopez, 38, for the murder of a transgender woman, Kenton KC Haggard, in 2015.

The DA did not file the case as a hate crime.

According to police surveillance video from a tattoo parlor helped them track down the suspect. The video shows the moment Haggard was stabbed after approaching an SUV at Cornell and Blackstone.

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